‘Scrubs’ Co-EP Eric Weinberg’s Rape Criminal Case Moves Closer To Trial
16.02.2023 - 22:37
/ deadline.com
Facing multiple criminal charges of rape, former Scrubs co-executive producer Eric Weinberg moved one step close to a trial today.
In a sometimes turbulent session Thursday, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge set a preliminary hearing for April 25 for Weinberg.
Denied bail and incarcerated in the DTLA Twin Towers Correctional Facility since October 25, the one-time Californication EP faces up to 100 years in state prison if found guilty.
Appearing in Judge Kerry L. White’s courtroom today at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center in person in an orange jumpsuit and mask, Weinberg is facing six criminal counts of sexual penetration by use of force. He is also charged with four counts of oral copulation, three counts of forcible rape, two counts of sexual battery by restraint and one count each of assault by means of force likely to cause great bodily injury, attempted sexual penetration by use of force, and false imprisonment by violence.
First arrested by Los Angeles police last summer on over a dozen rape claims that occurred between 2012 and 2019, Weinberg was initially released on a $3.2 million bail bond. Later raised to $5 million, that bail on the 2022 arrest was revoked, and Weinberg was taken into custody just before Halloween last year after pleading not guilty at his arraignment.
Since Weinberg’s arrest last July, the LAPD and LA County District Attorney’s office say they have received more than 70 tips and stories from women who claim they were raped after being coaxed to the TV vet’s Los Feliz home on the promise of a photo shoot to further careers in the entertainment industry.
Along with civil cases filed by two alleged victims against Weinberg in early November, an additional 13 more cases