A former co-executive producer of the tv show “Scrubs” was slapped with 18 felony counts in reference to the alleged sexual assault of 5 women he lured using his Hollywood resume, the Los Angeles County District Attorney announced Wednesday.
Eric Weinberg’s alleged sex crimes within the grievance span from 2014 until 2019 when he convinced victims to come back to his home before he allegedly sexually assaulted them. He was arrested Tuesday about every week after the costs were lodged against him.
A few of the counts against Weinberg, who also co-executive produced the tv show “Californication” include six counts of sexual penetration by use of force, 4 counts of oral copulation, three counts of forcible rape and two counts of sexual battery by restraint, the LA County District Attorney’s Office said.
“The defendant relied on his Hollywood credentials to lure young women for photo shoots where he allegedly sexually assaulted them,” District Attorney George Gascón said in an announcement.
“Power and influence can corrupt some to harm others that always results in a lifetime of trauma for individuals who are victimized.
“My office’s Bureau of Victim Services is here to assist in the healing process to make sure all victims have the guidance and support they need on the road to recovery.”
Weinberg, 62, is out of custody after he forked over a $5 million bond, prosecutors said.
The district attorney’s office said two separate times in 2014 Weinberg went as much as women in public places and told them he was a photographer and eventually got them to come back to his home.
He then sexually assaulted them, the DA’s Office alleged.
Then in 2017, he plotted out the identical plan leading to a different sexual assault, in keeping with prosecutors. Weinberg’s other two sexual assaults connected to the costs occurred with two women in numerous incidents in 2018 and 2019, the district attorney’s office alleged.
Weinberg’s attorney in an unrelated child custody case denied all wrongdoing by her client, in keeping with the Los Angeles Times. Lawyer Robin Sax said the accusations by women against him were a “blatant smear campaign” meant to place Weinberg within the “most horrendous light,” the newspaper reported.
The LA Times said it couldn’t immediately reach Sax for comment over the most recent developments.
The LAPD previously arrested Weinberg in July for alleged sex crimes between 2012 and 2019, stating in a news release that he would approach the ladies he targeted in grocery stores, coffee shops, and other public spots and offer them photo shoots.
Since Weinberg’s initial arrest over the summer, Gascón’s office said “dozens of additional potential victims have contacted law enforcement.”
The district attorney’s office vowed each incident could be “thoroughly investigated and reviewed for added charging.”
His arraignment is scheduled for Oct. 25.
Weinberg has been nominated for five Emmy Awards for his work on NBC and later ABC’s medical comedy-drama “Scrubs,” in keeping with IMDb and for his writing on the show “Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher.”
His work also includes co-producing “Anger Management” on FX.
With Post wires
