By August 2007, Anand had been charged with over 40 felony and misdemeanour counts in California and Texas, including forcible rape, lewd acts upon a child, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, sexual battery by restraint, attempted forcible oral copulation and sexual penetration by a foreign object.
In November, he was hit with another 40-count indictment in New York, where he has shared a home with his mother and sister for several years.
Roughly 30 alleged victims from California, Texas and New York have cooperated with police, and Jon has been charged in all three states.
The defense argued that these women were out to take revenge on Jon. They also produced evidences that these women interacted with Jon for a long time after the alleged assaults.
But the jury did not go with the defense and convicted Jon.
Image: Jon backstage at his fashion show Jeansis during Olympus Fashion Week at Metropolitan Pavillion in New York City.
Photograph: David Surowiecki/Getty Images
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