Jon Grissom

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Jon Grissom
Born 1962 (age 61–62)[1]
Alaska
Nationality USA
Other names Cloyd Jon Grissom
Occupation actor, personal assistant
Known for convicted child abuser

Jon Grissom is an actor first known for supporting performances in a series of Hollywood films, who was subsequently accused of abusing child actors by former child actor Corey Feldman.[2]

Feldman's father hired Grissom as his personal assistant in 1986 or 1987.[2] Even though Corey Feldman was only 12 or 13 years old he described Grissom supplying him with illegal drugs. In his 2013 autobiography Feldman described Grissom taking advantage of his job, and Feldman's reliance on those drugs, to sexually abuse him, although he referred to him "Ron Crimson", for legal reasons.[3]

Grissom would have small parts in two films Feldman made while still a child star, License to Drive and Dream a Little Dream.[4]

Prior to a November 2017 appearance on the Dr. Oz show, the shows researchers followed clues in Feldman's book, to try o identify Crimson's real name.[5] Oz explicitly asked Feldman, and Feldman confirmed, that Grissom was his first abuser.[4] Oz's researchers found that Grissom had been charged with child abuse, in another case, in 2001, and was convicted in 2003. Oz's researchers determined that Grissom seemed to be in violation of Megan's Law, that required sex offenders to register their locations.

As late as 2017 he was still posting pictures of himself and Feldman and his friend, fellow child actor, the late Corey Haim, on social media.[1][6]

Oz's researchers found that Grissom had been living in Riverdale, California as recently as October 2017, the month before the broadcast.[7] After the broadcast Grissom was reported to have moved to Sindiloa, Mexico.

Reporters state Grissom left social media after Feldman identified him, but attributed to him a denial left in a comment left on a YouTube video about Feldman's news.[8]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Jon Grissom-Famous Actor In The 80s". Foreign Policy magazine. 2019-11-12. Archived from the original on 2019-11-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20191112182339/https://foreignpolicyi.org/famous-actor-in-the-80s-jon-grissom/. Retrieved 2021-02-11. "In 2001 also he was arrested for the child abuse of 14 to 15 years old child and was imprisoned in 2003." 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Seren Morris (2019-03-01). "Who is Jon Grissom? Actor Accused of Sexual Abuse by Corey Feldman in Documentary '(My) Truth: The Rape of Two Coreys'". Newsweek magazine. Archived from the original on 2020-07-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20200711080225/https://www.newsweek.com/jon-grissom-corey-feldman-haim-child-sexual-abuse-documentary-1491395. Retrieved 2021-02-11. "Grissom was publicly named as Feldman's alleged abuser in a 2017 interview with Dr. Oz. In the interview, when referring to Jon Grissom, Corey Feldman says: 'This guy on his Myspace page and on his Facebook page has got pictures of me and Corey Haim. He still taunts it and flaunts it.'" 
  3. Corey Feldman (2013). Coreyography: A Memoir. St. Martin's Publishing Group. ISBN 9781250038784. https://books.google.ca/books?id=9M7TolXigkkC&printsec=frontcover&dq=%22Jon+Grissom%22++feldman&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwie3JmF--HuAhVKbc0KHdBTDVIQ6AEwAXoECAcQAg#v=onepage&q=Crimson&f=false. Retrieved 2021-02-11. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 Maane Khatchatourian (2017-11-03). "Corey Feldman Names One of His Alleged Sexual Abusers". Variety magazine. Archived from the original on 2020-11-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20201109010229/https://variety.com/2017/film/news/corey-feldman-sexual-abuser-jon-grissom-1202606278/. Retrieved 2021-02-11. "'That is him,' Feldman said Thursday on 'The Dr. Oz Show' as the host held up a photo of Grissom on his phone. 'That’s the guy... This guy, on his Myspace page and his Facebook page has pictures of me and Corey Haim,' Feldman said. 'He still taunts it and flaunts it.'" 
  5. Zach Sharf (2017-11-02). "Corey Feldman Names His Abuser: Actor Jon Grissom Accused of Sexual Molestation". Indie Wire. Archived from the original on 2020-11-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20201109012528/https://www.indiewire.com/2017/11/corey-feldman-names-abuser-john-grissom-accused-child-molestation-1201893699/. Retrieved 2021-02-11. "Feldman said the name of his alleged abuser for the first time during an interview on “The Dr. Oz Show,” where he also called Santa Barbara law enforcement officials to report the allegations." 
  6. Diksha Sundriyal (2020-03-11). "Who is Jon Grissom? Where is He Now?". The Cinemaholic. https://www.thecinemaholic.com/who-is-jon-grissom/. Retrieved 2021-02-11. "The fact that he had been sharing his photos with Feldman and Haim, back when they used to work together, on his social media accounts that enraged Feldman and he felt like Grissom was taunting him with it." 
  7. Jayme Deerwester (2017-11-02). "Corey Feldman identifies one of his molesters in interview with Dr. Oz". USA Today. Archived from the original on 2020-11-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20201109040408/https://eu.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2017/11/02/corey-feldman-identifies-man-he-says-molested-him/828210001/. Retrieved 2021-02-11. "The show's attorney then shared what her investigation had turned up on Grissom: 'From what we gather, we think he's here, possibly in Riverside, Calif.,' she said, adding that he'd had an address there as recently as October." 
  8. Francesca Bacardi (2020-03-10). "Corey Feldman accuses Charlie Sheen of raping Corey Haim in documentary". Page Six. Archived from the original on 2021-01-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20210109010802/https://pagesix.com/2020/03/10/corey-feldman-accuses-charlie-sheen-of-raping-corey-haim-in-documentary/. Retrieved 2021-02-11. "Grissom reportedly denied the allegations in a YouTube comment, writing, 'I said it’s not me I’m sick and tired of saying that when no one listens. So goddamnit I’m not repeating it anymore.'" 
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