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LOS ANGELES, March 15: An Indian-born fashion designer who has dressed celebrities including Paris Hilton has been charged with rape and a string of sex offences, authorities in Los Angeles said on Wednesday. Anand Jon, 33, who has appeared regularly on US television show “America's Next Top Model,” was charged with six sexual assaults between October 2004 and March 5, according to charges from the city district attorney's office.—AFP