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- 0:00[SPEAKER_00]: Jard Lito has denied the latest allegations of sexual misconduct, radaronline.com reports.
- 0:08[SPEAKER_00]: Four women reportedly between 16 and 19 at the time of the alleged abuse have accused the Hollywood star.
- 0:15[SPEAKER_00]: These accusations are featured in the BBC documentary, Jard Lito, Hollywood's Dark Secret.
- 0:22[SPEAKER_00]: Lito has gone on record, asserting.
- 0:25[SPEAKER_00]: I have never sexually assaulted anyone in my entire life.
- 0:29[SPEAKER_00]: He described the claims as absolutely and categorically false, and firmly denies the allegations.
- 0:36[SPEAKER_00]: These new allegations follow similar accusations from last year, involving nine women, some of whom were minors.
- 0:44[SPEAKER_00]: One accuser claims she had a sexual encounter with Lito when she was 17,
- 0:53[SPEAKER_00]: Another woman alleges she was assaulted in a law's vagus motel bathroom when she was just 17.
- 1:00[SPEAKER_00]: Additional claims include severe allegations of grooming and other inappropriate behaviors towards minors.
- 1:07[SPEAKER_00]: In total, 10 women participated in the new BBC documentary, nine sharing their experiences publicly for the first time.
- 1:16[SPEAKER_00]: Model Laura LaRou also alleges that Lito, then 36, engaged and inappropriate behavior with her when she was 16.