Eric Weinberg, a co-executive producer and author for the 2000s TV comedy Scrubs, was arrested once more on Tuesday and charged with 18 counts of sexual abuse and assault by the Los Angeles County District Lawyer’s Workplace.
The arrest was made days after costs — together with rape, oral copulation, sexual battery, false imprisonment, assault by means to trigger nice bodily hurt and 6 counts of forcible penetration by a overseas object — have been filed. He was taken into custody Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. and he was launched after posting $5 million bail by midnight.
District George Gascón is anticipated to carry a press conference later this afternoon to element the fees towards Weinberg, who additionally was a producer on Showtime’s Californication and FX’s Anger Administration.
Weinberg was initially arrested in July over costs together with rape, allegedly dedicated between 2012 and 2019. He was launched after posting $3,225,000 bail.
At the moment, Los Angeles Police Division investigators stated Weinberg appeared to have focused girls of their 20s and 30s in grocery shops, espresso outlets and different public locations claiming to be a photographer. He allegedly arrange photoshoots with them at his residence the place he “would sexually assault them.” Authorities sought extra unidentified victims — way back to the early ’90s — urging them to return ahead.
The Hollywood Reporter spoke to a few of his accusers for a narrative that ran on Sept. 1. Greater than two dozen girls alleged a sample of predatory conduct and misconduct going again a long time. Among the allegations, as early as 2000 when he labored on Scrubs, included claims of inappropriate conduct involving minors.
Lots of the girls stated Weinberg, who acquired 5 Emmy nominations for his work on Scrubs and Politically Incorrect With Invoice Maher, used his Hollywood resume to ascertain credibility after which pressured them throughout shoots into taking off their clothes. A number of girls alleged nonconsensual sexual exercise and claimed he often photographed them throughout it.
Weinberg beforehand averted related costs. He was arrested in 2014 when then 22-year-old Kayra Raecke alleged to LAPD that he had raped her throughout a photoshoot at his dwelling. Raecke claimed Weinberg choked her with one hand and took pictures with the opposite. She advised authorities she thought she might die throughout the alleged assault. The deputy district legal professional on the time declined to prosecute, citing “inadequate proof.”
In 2016, legislation enforcement advisable costs towards Weinberg for a unique alleged nonconsensual sexual encounter with an unidentified girl. Once more, the district legal professional declined to cost as a result of there was “no proof that the defendant used drive, threats or intimidation.”
The Hollywood Reporter‘s story stated Weinberg saved data of his encounters. In 2008, his then-wife Hilary Bidwell, allegedly discovered nude pictures and papers with names and numbers of lots of of ladies, lots of them accompanied by places — like grocery retailer, library, fitness center — the place they met. He stated they have been from previous headshot shoots he would do. They separated once more after Raecke’s allegation however did not formally divorce. Then in 2020, she began proceedings after a girls reached out to her alleging Weinberg was inappropriate along with her minor daughter.
That drove Bidwell to rent a non-public investigation agency to see if there have been different accusers. She found a Fb publish by artist Claire Wilson cautioning girls towards Weinberg, whom she accused of sexually assaulting her after they met on OKCupid. Different girls commented recounting their very own alleged encounters with Weinberg. A number of accusers have since banded collectively and retained an legal professional.
Weinberg denied the allegations, beforehand releasing an announcement to THR by way of his divorce lawyer, saying they stem from his bitter divorce.
“As we now have sadly seen lately, repeatedly, a closely litigated and acrimonious custody dispute has now given rise to strategically positioned prison allegations,” he stated. “These claims have beforehand been investigated and reviewed by each legislation enforcement and the Los Angeles household courtroom and the outcomes wholly undermine the narrative now being promulgated. Although Mr. Weinberg himself is precluded from commenting on any side of this litigation on account of courtroom orders, household legislation guidelines and in the perfect pursuits of his minor youngsters, he’ll proceed by way of counsel to cooperate in all elements of this investigation and, if crucial, will handle these allegations in the one discussion board that ought to matter — a public courtroom.”
