Former KROQ-FM radio personality Rodney “Rodney on the ROQ” Bingenheimer must appear for a deposition in a sexual abuse lawsuit filed against him by the co-founder of the rock band The Runaways, a judge has ruled.

On Friday, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael Shultz granted plaintiff Kari Krome’s attorney’s motion to compel Bingenheimer’s deposition, and the judge also issued $4,460 in sanctions against the defendant to compensate the plaintiff for the cost of the motion.

“Defendant has not shown any justification for failing to appear at his deposition,” the judge wrote in noting that Bingenheimer has failed to appear at past scheduled sessions and must now do so within 20 days of Friday’s hearing.

Bingenheimer, who is acting as his own attorney, did not appear at the hearing.

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