4 women accuse U.S. actor Jared Leto of committing sexual offenses against them when they were teens

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July 29, 2026 / 9:23 AM EDT

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London — Four women speaking to CBS News' partner network the BBC have accused actor and band frontman Jared Leto of criminal sexual conduct when they were teenagers.One woman said the Oscar-winning actor and "Thirty Seconds to Mars" band frontman sexually assaulted her in a motel when she was 17, while another told the BBC said she had sex with Leto in California when she was the same age — which would qualify as statutory rape.A third woman told the BBC that Leto threatened her with sexual assault when she was 19 while she was alone with him in a hotel room. Another alleges the star groomed her as a teenager, on one occasion suggesting they should have sex.Others say they received sexual phone calls or lewd comments from Leto.