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This story contains details of sexual assault. Six women have now accused famed L.A. DJ Rodney Bingenheimer of sexually assaulting them when they were minors, according to court documents and media reports.Among the accusers is Jane Wiedlin, who co-founded the new wave group the Go-Go’s in 1978. When she was 15, Wiedlin says, she frequently sneaked out of her parents’ home to visit a West Hollywood nightclub notorious for being a hot spot for underage girls and rock star patrons: Bingenheimer’s English Disco. It was on…

F our years before she co-founded the beloved New Wave group the Go-Go’s, guitarist Jane Wiedlin was about 15 years old living with her parents in Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley. It was around 1974, and she was enamored with glam-rock titans like David Bowie and Marc Bolan. Looking to get as close to the music as possible, she went to the hottest club in L.A.: Rodney Bingenheimer’s English Disco. The club — which opened its doors in 1972 — had built a reputation as a well-known haunt for Bowie, Bolan,…