Anand Jon found guilty of sex abuse

Friday, November 14, 2008 at 9:11 am

Indian-born fashion designer Anand Jon Alexander was convicted yesterday (November 13) of sexually assaulting seven females.

After nearly two weeks of deliberation, a jury found the 34-year-old designer guilty of 20 of 23 counts, including forcible rape and committing a lewd act upon a child. He faces as much as life in prison when he is sentenced.

Jon had dressed socialite Paris Hilton and singer Janet Jackson before his arrest last year, faces possible life imprisonment after a Los Angeles Superior Court jury found him guilty on 16 criminal counts.

The crimes involved lewd acts on a child, rape and sexual battery in assaults between 2001 and 2007 against nine would-be models aged between 14 and 21. The Indian-born designer was also convicted of possessing child pornography.

Prosecutors said Jon lured girls and women to Los Angeles with the promise they could work as models and then attacked them.

“He was a predator who took advantage of the weak people around him. He has no criminal sexual borders. If he didn’t use force, he laced their drinks.” Prosecutor Frances Young said.

(With inputs from agencies)

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Anand Jon found guilty of sex abuse

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