Fashion designer Anand Jon will probably find himself in more trouble with a former personal assistant revealing that he is 'obsessed' with underage models.
Juan Mendez, Jon's personal assistant for two months in 2005, has revealed that the designer, who is facing a total of 33 criminal charges, including sexual battery, committing a lewd act on a child, and contributing to the delinquency of a minor by giving her alcohol, had a liking for young girls.
'Anand seemed like a decent guy. Sometimes I did question what was going on behind closed doors I never saw any girl come back crying When I heard the initial rape accusations, I was appalled but not surprised,' the New York Post quoted Mendez as saying.
He admitted that though he had believed the first girl, who accused Jon of raping her, to be telling a 'story,' it had been rather hard to ignore when there were 20 kids also said the same thing.
'There were situations where alcohol was involved with minors I figured because of that, a girl could always speculate about what had happened afterward and fabricate a story. Then it could easily happen that one girl could build on the story of another. But then it was five, 10, 20 kids coming forward,' he said.
'I have not been questioned by the police yet because none of the rape accusations are during the time I worked for him,' he added.
So far, Jon has been slapped with 32 charges of sexual assault.
Jon, who was first arrested on charges of rape and 'forcible copulation,' by Beverly Hills police on March 6, is now due in Beverly Hills court again on August 28 this year.
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