Fashion designer Anand Jon.
March 13, 2007 – A designer for the stars was arrested and is in the Los Angeles County jail for the rape of two people.
TMZ.com reports, according to the felony complaint Anand Jon committed horrific sexual acts on four separate victims between October of 2004 and March 5, 2007.
Jon has been charged with two counts of forcible rape, "sexual battery by restraint, attempted forcible oral copulation and two counts of committing a lewd act upon a child."
Police also, on the document, said that Jon used an accomplice during the alleged sexual battery and forcible copulation.
South Indian-born Jon launched his first line at New York Fashion Week in 1999 and has gone on to dress the likes of Paris Hilton (who has modeled many of his clothes on the runway), Janet Jackson and Bruce Springsteen.
Jon, who has been featured on MTV and America’s Next Top Model, was arrested by Beverly Hills Police on March 6, after one of his accusers came forward to authorities.
An investigation uncovered three other potential victims, the youngest of whom is 15-years-old.
Paris Hilton was scheduled to attend a major launch of Anand Jon's new line in India in Fall 2007. AJ Jeans were unveiled on Valentine's Day at MAGIC, a huge fashion industry convention in Las Vegas.
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