The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced Friday that it will not file charges against a Hollywood film producer who’s been accused of at least 15 sex crimes over the last two decades.
“Extraction” and “Atomic Blonde” producer David Guillod was arrested over four years ago, originally charged with multiple counts of rape and sexual assault involving six victims in L.A. and Santa Barbara counties, according to the L.A. Times.
Since his October 2020 arrest, judges in Santa Barbara County dismissed all charges involving four of the victims, and deferred the charges involving the remaining two victims to L.A. County.
The charges Guillod faced included rape, kidnap to rape, rape of a drugged victim, rape of an unconscious person, sexual penetration of an unconscious person and an intoxicated person by a foreign object, sodomy and more.
The Times reported in June 2022 that a Santa Maria judge found insufficient evidence to try Guillod on charges involving four victims who accused Guillod of committing sex crimes between 2014 and 2020.
However, the report said the same judge found sufficient evidence for a trial in connection with an alleged 2012 attack on “Ted” actress Jessica Barth, and a 2018 incident with an L.A. waitress who said she was raped and sodomized.
In his March 21, 2025 announcement, D.A. Nathan Hochman said his office is “unable to prove sexual assault allegations against David Guillod beyond a reasonable doubt.”
“The allegations involve deeply troubling and concerning behavior, and we empathize with the pain and trauma the accusers have experienced throughout this long investigative process,” read Hochman’s release. “Please know that our decision in this matter does not undermine the seriousness of the allegations, but instead reflects the high legal burden our office faces in proving criminal charges beyond a reasonable doubt.”
Hochman also noted that although his office will not file charges in this case, their “hope is that the example of these women will inspire victims of sexual abuse to seek support and report abuse as soon as possible.”
