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Celebrity Designer Arrested on Rape Charges

Anand JonFashion designer to the stars, Anand Jon, was arrested and jailed after cops say he raped two people.

According to the felony complaint obtained by TMZ, Jon allegedly committed a variety of horrific acts on three separate victims between October of 2004 and March 5, 2007. Along with two counts of forcible rape, Jon is also facing charges of "sexual battery by restraint, attempted forcible oral copulation and two counts of committing a lewd act upon a child."

In the document, police claim that Anand, 30, used an accomplice during the alleged sexual battery and forcible copulation. The investigation into that person is ongoing.
Anand Jon and Paula Abdul
Jon, who has been featured on MTV and is known to hang out with Paris Hilton, Paula Abdul and Michelle Rodriguez, was arrested by Beverly Hills Police on March 6, after one of his accusers came forward to authorities. An investigation uncovered two other potential victims, the youngest of whom is 15-years-old.

Jon is currently behind bars in Los Angeles County Jail, as reported earlier by New York Daily News, with bail set at $1,365,000. Jon is due back in court to face a judge on April 4.

Paris Hilton was scheduled to attend a major launch of Anand Jon's new line in India in Fall 2007, where Jon was born. The New York based designer has appeared on "America's Next Top Model." AJ Jeans were unveiled on Valentine's Day at MAGIC, a huge fashion industry convention in Las Vegas.

In 2004, Anand was featured in the "Power & Influence" list in Newsweek. He was also selected by then NYC Mayor Rudolph Giuliani for a 2000 showcase as one of the top seventy-five designers in the world. Anand's hand-painted Medusa Jeans retail for a whopping $720.

TMZ shot video of Anand Jon last July in the Hamptons at a benefit for Nature's Sanctuary, which was hosted by Michelle Rodriguez.




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136. If he did this then it should come back to him twice fold, what one does to others should come back full fold, open up those tight cheeks and let big daddy in, he's a waiting for you, you're sick.

Posted at 5:44PM on Mar 19th 2007 by Julie

137. #152 stop promoting yourself and stick to the guilt of this trash!
he is guilty
otherwise so many ppl wouldnt be coming forward
gals and guys, please beware of this MONSTER ANAND JON ALEXANDER AGE 33, NOT 28 NOT 22 BUT YES 33

Posted at 10:52AM on Mar 22nd 2007 by 152

138. These are ALLEGATIONS. What ever happened to "innocent until proven guilty"? None of you people know this man. He is a good person who is being vilified for accusations that have YET to be proven!! None of you know him- and as the saying goes "opinions are like a-holes - everyone's got one, and they all stink"

Posted at 10:53PM on Mar 21st 2007 by FriendofAJ

139. Hello, dude above me. You OBVIOUSLY don't now him cause any person with good vision and a sense of reality could see that HE ISN'T GOOD NEWS.
I've talked to countless people that have worked with him and people that hung around him as a good friend for years. even they say HE IS A PERVE!
I can say, I know him. This stuff is for real.
Don't lie to your self. He is what he is.

Posted at 6:29PM on Mar 26th 2007 by Imagin

140. michelle rodriguez???
paris hilton???
paula abdul????
dont you have anything to say about your pal????

Posted at 4:30PM on Mar 22nd 2007 by where r u?

141. This is a situation of anybody, even your children, if you do not foresee the most common behaviour of the people around you in your growth.

BEWARE, all of you who spend all your time to achieve something great, all the parents who put all their hope in their children's success, you need to also spend some time to resist the jealous around you.

ZP

Posted at 2:55PM on Mar 27th 2007 by StayAwayFromJealous

142. I was found by "anand jon" on onemodelplace.com in 2003. He offered me to come out to beverly hills to his west coast fashion debut. and be in his runway show. when I got there there were a ton of underage girls staying at his studio unsupervised. He wanted concubines to service him and treated the girls like crap. He did somethings to me that he shouldn't and there are more details i could go into but won't but what I will say here I that anand jon is indeed a pervert and abuser, and I know first hand! He deserves whatever is coming to him. This is america and we have have rules here against forcing himself on girls. I knew it would eventually fall back on him , but I did not initially report him because I thought it was standard for men of his stature to be with young girls and force himself on them. He brought me to an indian foundation event at the beverly hilton in which president clinton was a guest and also anand bragged of his friendship with paris and nicky hilton and michelle rodriguez. so I thought what good what it be. It turns out that he did it to too many girls and it is bitting him in the butt now! Good for the girls that came forward!! This is no lie!

Posted at 12:13AM on Mar 28th 2007 by Nikki

143. i tried another time but it has not shown up yet... there is a typo in my last post. I stated it was oct. of 2003 but i meant oct. 2004 just for the record:)

Posted at 1:49AM on Mar 28th 2007 by Nikki

144. It is a no-brainer to anybody that these girls have been paid by the lobbyists to go against Anand to disturb the launch of his sensational jeans.

Posted at 2:43PM on Mar 28th 2007 by Gini

145. I know Anand Jon and his family personally. Anand Jon sure is a man of dignity, comes from a great culture, fully committed to his profession and highly ambitious about his dreams in the fashion world. In his persuasion towards perfection he may have to select the perfect fit for his designs and send the non fit ones back. Now, some of those from the losers’ team have come against him with a back support from industry competitors to harm the growth of this amazingly talented fashion artist. This should not be allowed to happen. We should support and save Anand from this cheap and nasty trick by some dissatisfied girls.

Posted at 2:50PM on Mar 30th 2007 by Z Paday

146. Z Paday - i too know the scumbags - wishing you, anand, sanjana and ronald richards in a little cage with a couple of big bubbas

Posted at 5:07PM on Mar 31st 2007 by interesting

147. To the people sticking up for Anand Jon a.k.a Mr.Faud. Wake up and smell the expresso!
This guy is not talented, in fact he is a co-artist. I saw the girls in his "studio" which were all under age working for nothing with no parental supervision. If he was the real deal he would pay for professional models. Instead he preyed on younger, inexperienced, and nieve girls. But should we blame the parents as well? I think so...Anyway this power hungry and wanna be celeb will get wat he deserves. These countless accusations dont come from thin air. I believe he is guilty as well as his surrounding entourage who must of knew this was going on (his sister, uncle, mother, uncle, and others). They should all be held accountable for aiding and abeting. Put all these guys behind bars for their sins. Shame to them all for allowing this behavior to continue. Lets pray justice will be served. MICKEY MOUSE

Posted at 12:24AM on Apr 3rd 2007 by Mickey Mouse

148. Why should a person need to rape when there is a long list of girls waiting for to have him?

How can a person with no criminal records suddenly start raping girls?

How can a person who is so ambitious about his profession misbehave with his employees or co-workers and destroy his career?

How can a person who comes from a great tradition where women are highly respected, be so barbarous?

If you can try to answer these questions, you will know that all these allegations are a BIG LIE and a move to destroy this amazingly talented asian origin guy.

Posted at 2:35PM on Apr 3rd 2007 by Rina

149. Imagin and Mickey Mouse,

In Germany, if anyone comes with a false accusation to anybody, they have to bear all the cost of the case and undergo severe punishments. If America had that system, both of you wouldn't dare to go after this person with made up stories. I am sure this is a mixed case of professional jealousy and racism.

Posted at 3:18AM on Apr 4th 2007 by Rina

150. I worked with Anand many years ago in NY and I am happy to see Karma has caught up with him! I can only hope that he is being introduced to the other side of "forced oral copulation" by his cell mates, who will make sure he swallows the evidence!

Posted at 11:45PM on Apr 8th 2007 by Bobby

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