Former porn star Ron Jeremy may not face trial on more than 30 counts of sexual assault after a Los Angeles judge on Tuesday ruled him unfit to stand trial due to “incurable neurocognitive decline.”
Prosecutors have requested that he be evaluated periodically to see if his condition changes and he becomes able to stand trial. to be heard in february to determine whether Jeremy should be placed in a state hospital. Jeremy did not appear for the hearing.
Jeremy, whose real name is Ronald Hyatt, has been in custody since June 2020, when he was charged with the first of more than 30 counts of sexual assault involving more than 20 victims. 1990s.
The charges include 12 counts of forcible rape, seven counts of forcible oral sex, six counts of sexual battery by restraint, four counts of sexual penetration by a foreign object, two counts of sexual penetration of an unconscious or sleeping person, and one count of each . Indecent act on a child under 14 or 15 years of age, sodomy by force and assault with intent to commit rape.
He pleaded not guilty to the charges in August 2021.
One of the most successful male actors ever in pornography, Jeremy became a celebrity in the 1990s through appearances in films, TV shows and documentaries, including the 2001 documentary “Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy”.