ANAND JON

Indian-born Jon has pleaded not guilty to 32 counts of sexual assault, including charges of rape, sexual battery, lewd acts on a minor and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. The alleged victims are aged between 14 and 23-years-old and are all linked to the fashion industry.

And Juan Mendez, who worked as Jon's personal assistant for two months in 2005, "wasn't surprised" when he first read about the allegations.

He tells the New York Post's gossip column PageSix, "Anand seemed like a decent guy. Sometimes I did question what was going on behind closed doors... (but) I never saw any girl come back crying.

"When I heard the initial rape accusations, I was appalled but not surprised. There were situations where alcohol was involved with minors. I figured because of that, a girl could always speculate about what had happened afterward and fabricate a story. Then it could easily happen that one girl could build on the story of another. But then it was five, 10, 20 kids coming forward..."

He adds, "I have not been questioned by the police yet because none of the rape accusations are during the time I worked for him."

Jon, 33, faces life behind bars if he is found guilty.

Source: WENN