Ron Jeremy

Skin flick icon Ron Jeremy has been committed to a state mental health hospital in California after being found incompetent to stand trial on rape and other ...

“Two years have passed and with the additional discovery I received, I believed he would have been found innocent. Nicknamed “The Hedgehog,” Jeremy has been among the best-known porn stars for decades and was recognized for his public appearances, reality shows and music videos. After reviewing reports from both prosecutors and Jeremy’s defense, the judge found that Jeremy is in “incurable neurocognitive decline” from which he is unlikely to recover.

Ron Jeremy isn't going before a jury to face rape charges, because he's being shipped off to a mental hospital ... where he could spend the rest of his ...

The first hearing on his progress is scheduled for early May. and there will be periodic checkups to see if his condition improves. this after being deemed unfit to stand trial. [30-count indictment](https://www.tmz.com/2021/08/25/ron-jeremy-indicted-rape-sexual-assault-30-charges-21-victims/) alleging rape, sexual assault and other related crimes -- was committed to a state-run mental hospital in California ... Ron Jeremy Committed to Mental Hospital ... Ron Jeremy Committed to Mental Hospital, Rape Trial Derailed

In January, the former adult film star was announced to have been formally declared mentally incompetent to stand trial on multiple rape charges.

Jeremy pleaded not guilty to the ensuing counts, which included allegations of forcible rape and a lewd act upon a child. Jeremy and his attorney have maintained innocence throughout coverage of the once-ubiquitous porn star’s court proceedings. [at the time](https://apnews.com/article/us-news-ap-top-news-harvey-weinstein-sexual-assault-sexual-misconduct-5a94d22ebf4d83e6abfccb2a5967e042), Jeremy’s 2020 charges were a result of the work of a task force that had also seen charges being brought against disgraced ( [and later convicted](https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2020/03/harvey-weinstein-sentenced-23-years-prison-rape-sexual-assault)) film industry exec [Harvey Weinstein](http://complex.com/tag/harvey-weinstein). [first reported by](https://www.reuters.com/world/us/porn-star-ron-jeremy-committed-state-mental-hospital-2023-02-07/) Reuters on Tuesday, was widely expected after news last month that the former [adult film star](http://complex.com/tag/adult-film-stars) had “ [severe dementia](https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-01-06/ron-jeremy-will-be-declared-incompetent-to-stand-trial-for-rape).” Also last month, Jeremy was formally declared [mentally incompetent](https://apnews.com/article/crime-indictments-ron-jeremy-los-angeles-36c2298e514c85ec0ba9b6b97d34bb31) to stand trial on numerous allegations [including rape and sexual assault](https://apnews.com/article/crime-indictments-ron-jeremy-los-angeles-36c2298e514c85ec0ba9b6b97d34bb31). When reached for comment by Complex on Wednesday, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office confirmed that Jeremy was committed to a state mental health facility on Tuesday. [Ron Jeremy](http://complex.com/tag/ron-jeremy) has been placed in a state [mental health](http://complex.com/tag/mental-health) facility, where he [can legally](http://complex.com/tag/law) be held for as long as two years.