David Guillod charged with raping four women
A Hollywood producer was busted this week on multiple
charges of drugging, kidnapping and raping four women — including two over the
same 48-period, authorities have announced.
David Guillod, 53, had stepped down as chief executive of
Primal Wave Entertainment in 2017 shortly after “Ted” actress Jessica Barth
publicly accused him of rape.
It helped spark “extensive investigations” leading to the charges
Monday, Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office said.
Guillod — who produced Charlize Theron’s “Atomic Blonde” and
Netflix’s “Extraction,” starring Chris Hemsworth — was accompanied by his
lawyer when he turned himself in Monday, the Los Angles Times said.
He faces up to 21 years in prison if convicted of the 11
felony charges, which include rape, kidnap for rape and rape of a drugged
victim, prosecutors said.
Officials did not identify the four women accusing him of
the sex attacks in May 2012, December 2014 and January 2015. Jane Does 3 and 4
were both attacked between Jan. 30 and 31 in 2015, the charges claim.
The 2014 incident is over accusations that he raped an
employee for a management firm he operated during a wine country retreat in
Santa Barbara County, the Los Angeles Times said.
The accuser received a $60,000 payment and was required to
sign a nondisclosure agreement before leaving the company, sources familiar
with the allegations told the California paper.
Guillod — who was being held in Santa Barbara County Jail on
$3 million bail — denies all the charges, his lawyer told Agence France-Presse
(AFP).
“Mr. Guillod has been vilified for eight years without being
afforded the opportunity to examine under oath his accusers,” his attorney,
Philip Cohen, told the agency in a statement.
“Justice is rarely swift and often does not come easy; but
Mr Guillod very much looks forward to clearing his name in the appropriate
forum.”
Guillod had cooperated with law enforcement, and evidence
including emails and text messages “tell a story very different than that which
is being alleged,” Cohen insisted.
The date for his arraignment has not yet been set.
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