Scrubs co-executive producer Eric Weinberg arrested by LAPD for alleged serial sexual assault

"Scrubs" co-executive producer Eric Weinberg has been arrested for alleged serial sexual assault, the Los Angeles Police Department has confirmed to Variety.

Weinberg was arrested Thursday at noon. at his Los Feliz residence for "multiple sexual assaults including rape," the LAPD said in a news release. His bail was set at $3.225 million. Police say Weinberg's arrest is related to several alleged sexual assaults in the Los Angeles area between 2012 and 2019.

In the press release, the LAPD wrote that Weinberg "appears to have targeted women in grocery stores, coffee shops and other public places." He would "approach women between the ages of 20 and 30, under the guise of being a photographer, and arrange photo shoots with them," the LAPD said. "Once the women were in his residence, he would sexually assault them during the photo shoot."

Representatives for Weinberg could not be reached at the time of publication. When contacted by Variety for comment, Weinberg's former manager said he no longer represents him.

LAPD detectives believe there may be victims dating back to the early 1990s. Anyone with information about the case can contact the LAPD at (323) 561-3272 or 39284@lapd.online .

According to his IMDb page, Weinberg hasn't worked in Hollywood since 2016, when he served as an executive producer on two episodes of Epix's "Graves." He was co-executive producer on 92 episodes of the comedy "Scrubs" and also worked as a producer on the series "Veronica's Closet", "Californication", "Death Valley", "Men at Work" and "Anger Management". /p>

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