Eric Weinberg, TV producer and “Scrubs” writer who was accused of sexual assault by dozens of women over several decades, was arrested at his Los Feliz home for the second time — and like the first time, was able to be freed on bail. Were.
Weinberg was released on a $5 million bond posted to 18 counts of sexual assault, according to booking records for Tuesday’s arrest. Weinberg was previously arrested on July 14 on 20 sexual assault counts, and was freed after a few nights in prison on a $3.2 million bond.
It was not immediately clear whether the count was compounded, or whether the bail was different or was on remand for a higher amount. Weinberg’s divorce attorney Karen Silver, who previously denied wrongdoing on her part, was not available for comment Tuesday. Forms seeking clarity from the LAPD and the District Attorney’s Office were in process.
Investigators say Weinberg took advantage of his extensive Hollywood resume, which included writing and producing shows on shows including “Scrubs” and “Californication,” to attract young women to his Los Feliz house under the pretext of photo shoots. Once there, he would begin to make unwanted advances, including forced rape – a pattern reported by many women, including some underage women, before the police eventually joined in.
A detective told THR that police had not yet “scratched the surface” since Weinberg’s first arrest for 20 criminal counts in July.
Weinberg’s wife, who has filed for divorce, was instrumental in drawing investigators’ attention to her husband’s behavior patterns with young women, some of whom contacted him directly after his experiences with Weinberg. . She reported finding numerous nude photographs and sheets of paper with the handwritten names, numbers and locations of hundreds of women in her husband’s golf bags in the late 2000s.