Porn star Ron Jeremy committed to mental hospital

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 charges.

Jeremy, 69, whose real name is Ron Jeremy Hyatt, can be held for up to two years, Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office spokesperson Greg Risling said Tuesday.

A hearing on the 5-foot-6 actor’s progress is scheduled for May 8.

Jeremy has pleaded not guilty after being hit with 30 counts of rape and other sexual misconduct stemming from incidents in the LA area over a 23-year period.  

In January, Superior Court Judge Ronald Harris ruled that Jeremy was not competent to assist in his defense, according to his lawyer, Stuart Goldfarb, who did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Reuters on Tuesday.

“When he was arrested two years ago I said he would be found innocent of all charges,” Goldfarb told The Associated Press in an email last month.

“Two years have passed and with the additional discovery I received I believed he would have been found innocent. It is unfortunate due to mental condition he will not go to trial and have the opportunity to clear his name,” he added.

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.

Jeremy has remained in jail since his arrest in 2020.

According to transcripts of grand jury testimony from his 21 alleged victims, aged 15 to 51, Jeremy would lure them into a small space, often the bathroom of a West Hollywood bar, and sexually assault them.

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.

With Post Wires