The Los Angeles bar where Ron Jeremy allegedly assaulted multiple women, and which has been a defendant in several lawsuits, has reached a settlement with at least nine victims.
The Rainbow Bar & Grill on the Sunset Strip was accused of knowing the porn star was preying on its female patrons and turning a blind eye.
“This is pretty much as close to closure as we can get for our victims,” attorney Aaron Osten, who represents two of the women, told Rolling Stone. He said the settlement amounts would remain confidential.
The Queens-born adult film star was charged in 2021 with 34 counts of sexual assault on more than 20 victims between the ages of 15 and 51, with the attacks dating back to 1996.
However, in 2023, he was ruled incompetent to stand trial because of “incurable neurocognitive decline,” from which he’s unlikely to recover. He was released from a California mental facility later that year due to his declining health.
Jeremy, 72, is still the subject of a civil lawsuit from a victim who claims he drugged her at the Rainbow Bar and led her out before assaulting her at an apartment.
The negligence lawsuits against the bar, which is owned by parent company Rockin’ Horse, proceeded and the settlements were announced on Tuesday ahead of a pre-trial hearing.
“There were so many victims out there. I don’t think Rockin’ Horse had any argument to make that they didn’t know this was going on at their establishment,” Osten said.
