Who is Eric Weinberg? Emmy-nominated 'Scrubs' co-producer charged with rape and assault free on $5M bond
Update: Eric Weinberg was charged with 18 counts, including sexual penetration by use of force and forcible rape, District Attorney George Gascón said on Wednesday, October 5. Weiberg has been charged with sexually assaulting five women in six years.
“The defendant relied on his Hollywood credentials to lure young women for photo shoots where he allegedly sexually assaulted them,” Gascón said in a statement. Weinberg is free after having posted $5 million bond, the LA County district attorney’s office said.
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Eric Weinberg, an American television producer, and screenwriter, primarily known for 'Scrubs', was arrested on Thursday, July 14 by the Los Angeles Police Department on account of multiple sexual assault charges. The television writer was picked up from his Los Feliz residence and is now being held on bail of $3.225 million as per the law enforcement officials. The investigation launched also revealed how he would go about his crimes.
The officials explained that the multiple rape charges reveal that the incidents occurred between 2012 and 2019. Deadline reports that the detectives will soon be handing over the investigation to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office. A spokesperson for the office told the publication, "When the case is submitted, we will review it and determine if charges are appropriate." According to LAPD, Weinberg would single out women in their 20s or 30s, specifically hunting at "grocery stores, coffee shops, and other public places." Telling them he's a photographer, he would try and convince them to participate in a photoshoot. If they agreed, he would take them back to his apartment, and rape them during a secluded session at his home, which was his go-to approach for these crimes.
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The authorities said, "Weinberg would approach the women who were in their 20-30s, under the guise of being a photographer and would set up photo shoots with them. Once the women were in his residence, he would sexually assault them during the photo shoot." The police also believe that he could be doing this since the 1990s, urging "unidentified victims" of this crime to come forward and provide them with the details as soon as possible and contact detectives at (323) 561-3272 or 39284@lapd.online. Los Angeles Police Department Media Relations Division announced the news on their Twitter handle saying, "LAPD News: Serial Sexual Assault Suspect Arrested."
LAPD News: Serial Sexual Assault Suspect Arrested pic.twitter.com/4Pvxl2yMoz
— LAPD PIO (@LAPDPIO) July 14, 2022
Who is Eric Weinberg?
While many people might not recognize Eric Weinberg right away, he is responsible for writing and producing some classic television shows over his time in Hollywood. As a producer, he's worked on 'Graves', 'Men At Work', 'Retired At 35', 'Death Valley', 'Veronica's Closet', 'Californication', and more. Moreover, according to his IMDb, he has co-produced over 100 episodes of NBC and later ABC’s medical comedy-drama 'Scrubs' from 2001-2007. He's worked as a screenwriter for one too many shows such as 'American Dad', 'Graves', 'Men At Work', 'Politically Incorrect', 'Retired At 35', 'Death Valley', 'Chicago Suns', 'Veronica's Closet', and more.
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Besides this, he has been nominated for 5 Primetime Emmy and won the CableACE Awards for 'Politically Incorrect' in 1993. His most recent work was on 'Graves' in 2016 for executive-producing two episodes. Weinberg's legal representation is still unclear and there is no official statement from his side as of now. It's also unclear whether the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office has begun an investigation or not.