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At first I was thinking WTF, it's Ron Jeremy of course but reading the article made me think more but I'm still not sure given his industry and some of the situations. I do understand why women may not report it.
Complicated stuff to think about
http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/features/inside-ron-jeremy-sexual-misconduct-allegations-w511844
**Reasonably work safe link no nudes or nearly nudes, no excessive use of porn words/terms**
**There are a few pictures of people standing in front of posters that are racy but again no nudes**
Complicated stuff to think about
http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/features/inside-ron-jeremy-sexual-misconduct-allegations-w511844
"He doesn't hear no," says former performer Jennifer Steele. She alleges that Jeremy raped her twice, once at a photoshoot and once at his apartment, in December 1997. "He just kinda keeps going and pretends like you didn't say anything."
Jeremy refutes these accusations, claiming that all the interactions he's had have been consensual. "These allegations are pure lies or buyers remorse," Jeremy told Rolling Stone in an emailed statement. "I have never and would never rape anyone. All serious allegations have been investigated by police and dismissed by judges, as have most of the accusations of 'groping.' I have never been charged nor spent one day in court for any of this." (Jeremy's full statement has been appended to the end of this article.)
While a handful of these allegations have previously surfaced in the media, for the most part they have only spread word-of-mouth among women in the tight-knit industry – which has, some women allege, responded with silence. "I have viewed him as the missing stair in the adult community," says performer Jessica Drake, who has not been assaulted by Jeremy but has "personally witnessed him being grabby to a multitude of women on a multitude of occasions." (The "missing stair" is a term used to describe a known sexual predator within a community who is whispered about but tolerated nonetheless.)
Part of this apparent apathy stems from Jeremy's status as an icon in the industry; part of it from sex-worker stigma, which makes it even more daunting for women to come forward. Much of it also likely stems from the fact that unlike mainstream Hollywood or other industries – where the lines of appropriate physical contact are more clearly drawn, if not always observed – there are admittedly gray areas when it comes to the adult industry. In a sexually open field where most people know (and have often had on-camera sex with) each other, a pat on the ass on a film set or at an expo is not always an unwelcome gesture.
**Reasonably work safe link no nudes or nearly nudes, no excessive use of porn words/terms**
**There are a few pictures of people standing in front of posters that are racy but again no nudes**
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