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‘Scrubs’ writer and producer Eric Weinberg charged with 18 counts of sexual assault

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Scrubs and Californication, has been charged with 18 counts of sexual assault.The producer was initially arrested in July in Los Angeles and released on a $3.2million (£2.8m) bond.

On Tuesday (October 4), he was arrested again and released on a $5million (£4.4m) bond.In a press conference on Wednesday, LA district attorney George Gascon, said: “The defendant relied on his Hollywood credentials to lure young women for photo shoots where he allegedly sexually assaulted them.“Power and influence can corrupt some to hurt others that often leads to a lifetime of trauma for those who are victimised.”The 18 charges announced include six counts of sexual penetration by use of force, four counts of oral copulation, three counts of forcible rape, and two counts of sexual battery by restraint.Weinberg also faces charges of assault by means of force likely to cause great bodily injury, attempted sexual penetration by use of force and false imprisonment by violence.The alleged incidents, which involve five women, occurred between 2014 and 2019.Weinberg was previously arrested for 20 counts of sexual assault in July.

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