Jared Leto Accused of Criminal Sexual Conduct by Four Women in BBC Documentary
Jared Leto has been accused of criminal sexual conduct by four women, who claim the offenses occurred when they were teenagers. In a new BBC documentary...
Key points
- Jared Leto has been accused of criminal sexual conduct by four women, who claim the offenses occurred when they were teenagers.
- In a new BBC documentary “Jared Leto: Hollywood’s Dark Secret” — airing Wednesday — a total of 10 women come forward with allegations against Leto, nine of whom the BBC says are sharing their stories for the first time.
- Another claims Leto threatened her with sexual assault when she was 19.
- Meanwhile, a fourth women alleges Leto made repeated sexually explicit phone calls to her when she was 16 and, on at least one occasion, he suggested that they should have sex.
What happened
Jared Leto has been accused of criminal sexual conduct by four women, who claim the offenses occurred when they were teenagers. In a new BBC documentary “Jared Leto: Hollywood’s Dark Secret” — airing Wednesday — a total of 10 women come forward with allegations against Leto, nine of whom the BBC says are sharing their stories for the first time. Another claims Leto threatened her with sexual assault when she was 19. Meanwhile, a fourth women alleges Leto made repeated sexually explicit phone calls to her when she was 16 and, on at least one occasion, he suggested that they should have sex. Four other women accuse Leto of making “strange and often very sexual” phone calls to them when they were younger. One of the alleged victims said: “This was 25 years ago… he has gotten away with it.” According to the BBC, it has corroborated “a number of the women’s accounts with friends and family who were told about the encounters with Leto at the time.” It says that, in some cases, it has also seen pictures and messages that “support the women’s accounts.” Two men who worked with Leto’s band Thirty Seconds to Mars also spoke to the documentary and claimed staff felt uncomfortable about the...