LOS ANGELES (AP) – Executive Producer for the hit TV show Scrubs Eric Weinberg was denied bail on Tuesday after pleading not guilty to sexually assaulting five women whom prosecutors said he lured to photo shoots.
Weinberg was arrested earlier this month after being charged with 18 felony counts according to the district attorney’s office.
Weinberg entered not guilty pleas during the arraignment on Tuesday and his lawyers argued for his release pending the next court appearance.
Prosecutors called Weinberg a potential danger to society. Superior Court Judge Victoria B Wilson agreed and denied bail while ordering Weinberg held in custody until he returns to court on November 15.
Weinberg, 62, has been charged for alleged attacks between 2014 and 2019, but investigators said they believe there may be other victims of assaults dating back to the 1990s, District Attorney George Gascón said at an October 6 news conference. He has urged those victims to come forward.
LAPD Detective Ryan Lamar said this month that investigators were looking into information received from a tip line regarding other possible assaults by Weinberg.
Weinberg was co-executive producer on nearly 100 episodes of the NBC hospital dramedy Scrubs between 2000 and 2006 and also wrote nearly a dozen episodes, according to the IMDB website.
