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A Hollywood TV producer was charged with a number of counts of sexual assault, together with rape, Los Angeles County District Lawyer George Gascón introduced Wednesday.
Eric Weinberg, a producer and author whose credit embody “Scrubs,” “Californication,” and “Veronica’s Closet,” faces 18 expenses involving 5 ladies between 2014 and 2019, in response to the criticism, obtained by CNN.
“The defendant relied on his place of affect to lure younger ladies for photograph shoots the place he allegedly sexually assaulted them,” mentioned Gascón in a press convention Wednesday. “We are going to maintain anybody who commits such acts accountable it doesn’t matter what your job is, your wealth, or your privilege,” he promised.
In accordance with the District Lawyer, in 2014 Weinberg informed two separate ladies that he was a photographer, invited them to his house, and sexually assaulted them. The District Lawyer mentioned that in 2017, Weinberg repeated this ruse on one other girl. He’s additionally accused of sexually assaulting two ladies in separate incidents in 2018 and 2019, in response to the criticism.
Weinberg faces six counts of sexual penetration by use of pressure, 4 counts of oral copulation, three counts of forcible rape, two counts of sexual battery by restraint and one depend every of assault via pressure more likely to trigger nice bodily harm, tried sexual penetration by use of pressure, and false imprisonment by violence, the District Lawyer’s workplace mentioned.
Weinberg’s preliminary arrest in July, dozens of attainable victims have contacted regulation enforcement and every incident can be reviewed for potential charging, the District Lawyer’s workplace mentioned.
“On this specific case, now we have a person who believed that he might do nice hurt and but stay untouchable, and he did for a few years,” Gascón mentioned.
Weinberg was arrested Tuesday and posted a $5 million bond, mentioned Gascón, who had requested the decide for no bail, which was denied.
“As we anticipated, he used his unbelievable wealth to bail out,” mentioned Gascón. Weinberg can be in courtroom on October 25.
CNN is searching for remark from Weinberg’s lawyer.
