Update 02/08/2019:

Adult star Mercedes Carrera, real name Melinda Smith, has been accused, along with her boyfriend Jason Whitney of molesting a 9-year-old girl. Carrera issued a statement on the matter where she called the allegations false and believes this ordeal is in an effort to keep her from her daughter who is the 9-year-old girl in question.

Read Mercedes Carrera's full statement below:

Last week, my husband and I [were] arrested on charges of molesting my nine-year-old daughter, the absolute worst crime I can imagine. The charges were filed by her father, my ex-partner (a fundamentalist Christian). He is trying to take custody of our child from me. The charges are absolutely false and horrifying, and a last ditch effort to keep me from contact with my daughter for the rest of my life. I am so worried for her. Her life is shattered. Life will never be the same for any of us. We are struggling to make sense of this nightmare. This is a no-bail offense, so we are stuck in jail until we are cleared. We are facing decades in prison and do not even have money for a lawyer. We do not know what to do, but I ask that you all know me for who I am, and know that neither I nor my husband would ever, ever do anything like this to any child, let alone my beloved daughter. 

 


Original 02/06/2019:

Adult actress Mercedes Carerra, real name Melinda Smith, 35, and her boyfriend Jason Whitney, 43, were arrested and charged with eight counts each of sexually abusing a child under the age of 10. They were also charged with one count of possession while armed with a handgun. 

Detectives from the Rancho Cucamonga police department reveal that the girl was abused over a four-month period, which they learned of on January 31. Deputies said in a statement, "The sexual abuse consisted of inappropriate touching, oral copulation, and digital penetration, which occurred over four months." 

A search warrant of Smith and Whitney's home uncovered "a large amount of evidence corroborating the victim's statement," according to the press release from detectives. They also found two handguns and methamphetamine. 

Both Whitney and Smith have been denied bail and entered not guilty pleas when they appeared in court on Wednesday (February 6). They are due back in court on February 14 for a preliminary hearing. 

Source: KTLA