Mr. Toback was accused of cornering young women and attempting to masturbate in front of them or to rub his groin against them.

The Los Angeles Times interviewed 38 women separately. Many said Mr. Toback tried to convince them that he could advance their careers in the movie industry. Some said he asked for eye contact while he masturbated in front of them. Two described tearful reactions, either in the moment or years later.

Sari Kamin, a writer who also works in radio and photography, told The Los Angeles Times she was at a Kinko’s in Manhattan when Mr. Toback approached her in 2003.

Ms. Kamin, then 23, was an aspiring actress. She said the two met a few times for dinner before he invited her to a hotel room. There, she said, he convinced her to take off her clothes to prove she could perform sex scenes as an actress.

Then, she said, he began rubbing his groin against her leg, and she fled.

In a phone interview on Sunday, Ms. Kamin said that telling her story in a public forum made her feel strong and vulnerable at the same time. “It’s really amazing to be part of this community,” she said of the dozens of women who had shared similar stories. “I couldn’t be more happy that this is the outcome — that other women would also feel empowered.”