Eric Weinberg, 'Scrubs' producer, charged with with a number of counts of sexual assault, DA declares

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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 Legal professional George Gascón introduced Wednesday.

Eric Weinberg, a producer and author whose credit embrace “Scrubs,” “Californication,” and “Veronica’s Closet,” faces 18 prices involving 5 ladies between 2014 and 2019, in line with the grievance, obtained by Muricas News.

“The defendant relied on his place of affect to lure younger ladies for photograph shoots the place he allegedly sexually assaulted them,” stated Gascón in a press convention Wednesday. “We'll maintain anybody who commits such acts accountable it doesn't matter what your job is, your wealth, or your privilege,” he promised.

In keeping with the District Legal professional, in 2014 Weinberg advised two separate ladies that he was a photographer, invited them to his dwelling, and sexually assaulted them. The District Legal professional stated that in 2017, Weinberg repeated this ruse on one other lady. He's additionally accused of sexually assaulting two ladies in separate incidents in 2018 and 2019, in line with the grievance.

Weinberg faces six counts of sexual penetration by use of drive, 4 counts of oral copulation, three counts of forcible rape, two counts of sexual battery by restraint and one rely every of assault via drive more likely to trigger nice bodily harm, tried sexual penetration by use of drive, and false imprisonment by violence, the District Legal professional’s workplace stated.

Weinberg’s preliminary arrest in July, dozens of attainable victims have contacted regulation enforcement and every incident shall be reviewed for potential charging, the District Legal professional’s workplace stated.

“On this specific case, we have now a person who believed that he might do nice hurt and but stay untouchable, and he did for a few years,” Gascón stated.

Weinberg was arrested Tuesday and posted a $5 million bond, stated Gascón, who had requested the choose for no bail, which was denied.

“As we anticipated, he used his unbelievable wealth to bail out,” stated Gascón. Weinberg shall be in court docket on October 25.

Muricas News is searching for remark from Weinberg’s lawyer.