Experts cited by an American media outlet concluded that the former porn star Ron Jeremy is mentally disabled and has little chance of recovery.
The former porn star Ron Jeremywould be declared unfit to stand trial, because he would suffer from “severe dementia”, according to the American newspaper Los Angeles Times.
Jeremy, who has appeared in more than 1,700 adult films since the 1970s, underwent psychiatric examinations before facing trial on charges of sexual assault and rape once morest 21 women and girls.
Ron Jeremy would be ‘mentally disabled’
The newspaper Los Angeles Times He cited a leaked email in which mental health experts concluded that Jeremy is “mentally incapacitated” with little chance of recovery.
“As a result of the agreement between the experts, the defendant will be declared incompetent to stand trial (…) his prognosis for improvement is not good”Los Angeles County District Attorney Paul Thompson wrote in the document.
“If he doesn’t get better, we won’t be able to try him for his crimes. Because criminal proceedings are suspended if he is incompetent, we cannot get him to plead guilty or discuss other measures to bring justice to the victims in this case,” he added.
Ron Jeremy is suffering from “severe dementia” and will be declared incompetent to stand trial on multiple charges of rape later this month, according to an e-mail obtained by The Times. https://t.co/5kbDBXJONz
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) January 6, 2023
The Los Angeles Times indicates that although competition to appear at trial is fluid, that is, a mentally incompetent defendant may be able to appear at trial following receiving medication or therapy, dementia is a progressive and degenerative disease of which it is Ron Jeremy unlikely to recover.
Rape and sexual assault accusations
Jeremy was initially charged in January 2020, and the Prosecutor’s Office added another series of lawsuits once morest him for crimes he would have committed during several decades of his career.
However, the exactor denied the charges once morest him.
Judge George Lomeli ordered a psychiatric evaluation following one of his lawyers, Stuart Goldfarb, said he visited him in a cell and Jeremy was unable to recognize him.
Jeremy, 69 years old and whose real name is Ronald Jeremy Hyattappeared in famous adult movies like “Deep Throat II” and “John Wayne Bobbitt Uncut”.
With his characteristic mustache, he was one of the most recognizable stars in the porn industry, although in recent years he has been banned due to allegations of abuse.
In June 2020, Goldfarb denied all the allegations, insisting that his client was “not a rapist.”
