Women say they met porn actor Ron Jeremy for fun; rape came next

Nicknamed 'The Hedgehog', Ron Jeremy has been among the best-known and most prolific performers in the porn industry for decades. Photo: Reuters

Adult film actor Ron Jeremy leveraged the novelty of his celebrity to meet and often isolate women who he raped and sexually assaulted, using the same tactics for years, according to grand jury testimony from 21 women that was unsealed Saturday (Sept 4).

“Wouldn’t it be funny if we got a picture and an autograph from him?” one woman, identified only as Jane Doe 8, said she remembered telling her friend when they saw Jeremy in 2013 at a West Hollywood bar and grill. He would sexually assault her minutes later, testified the woman, one of several who said their attacks came in the same small bathroom.