Three more potential victims come forward of reality TV 'He was Dr McDreamy! Dr. Grant Robicheaux, 40, and Cerissa Riley, 34, will now face sexual assault charges involving two of the alleged victims. DocketMOTION TO COMPEL PRODUCTION SCHEDULED FOR 05/15/2023 AT 10:00:00 AM IN CX102 AT CIVIL COMPLEX CENTER. At the time, then-Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas said that Robicheaux and Riley would meet their victims at local bars and restaurants, drug them and then take them home and sexually assault them. 15:02 GMT 05 Feb 2020. Mr Spitzer, who was campaigning against Mr Rackauckas at the time, accused the district attorney of delaying the couple's arrest to drum up media coverage, which he alleged would help his opponent's campaign. The case was reassigned to the California Attorney General's Office last year after O.C. He took the rare step of removing local prosecutors and transferring the case to the California Attorney Generals Office. Deputy Attorney General Mary Strickland said her office is trying to free this case from the Rackauckas/Spitzer circus it has become entangled with.. The plaintiff in the lawsuit says she was in her mid-30s when she was introduced to Robicheaux and Riley through a mutual acquaintance at a Halloween party in 2016. After the charges were dropped, Orange County Superior Court Judge Steven Bromberg recused himself from the case. If convicted, Robicheaux could serve up to 40 years in prison while Riley could serve up to 30 years and eight months. Riley was charged in connection with three. Hard as a Roc Suzie Grant. Orange County Superior Court Judge Gregory Jones last year declined to agree to what he described as a backdoor dismissal of the case, writing that the alleged victims deserved their day in court. Los Angeles County Superior Courts | Other | Petitioner Bartholomew Granger Granger a death row inmate confined.20230228861 'But as soon as his brother-in-law left he turned super creepy. Dr. Grant Robicheaux and his girlfriend, Cerissa Riley, had their lives " destroyed ". The victims attorneys also accused Spitzer of colluding with Robicheaux and Rileys attorneys to sabotage the case. She woke my dad and they called 911. Another judge at the time said he would refuse to drop the charges, calling Mr Spitzer's decision "ludicrous" and questioning the district attorney's possible motives for the move. Superior Court Judge Gregory Jones refused District Attorney Todd Spitzer's request to dismiss the case outright. 'Dr. In a daylong hearing last Thursday, Judge Frank Ospino heard arguments from attorneys for the alleged victims and defendants, as well as the prosecutors. LAGUNA BEACH, CA - OCTOBER 17: Dr. Grant Robicheaux, and his girlfriend Cerissa Riley listen during their arraignment at the Harbor Justice Center in Newport Beach, CA on Wednesday, October 17, 2018. Over three months, prosecutors looked at thousands of photographs and videos that had been taken from the couples computers, hundreds of hours of audio recordings, thousands of pages of documents and tens of thousands of text messages between Robicheaux and Riley spanning four years. ', Lauren said: 'He tried to get me to massage him, give him a back massage, I rubbed his shoulders a little but I tried to avoid anything sexual. Judge Bromberg indicated that he expects to rule on whether to allow the State Attorney Generals Office to dismiss many of the charges on July 10. DA Todd Spitzer held a shocking news conference in which he said that he had assigned new prosecutors to the case after he took office, and their review found no evidence of unconscious women being assaulted. The request, however, was denied last year by Orange County Superior Court Judge Gregory Jones. That wolf can be a beautiful woman, the D.A. said these women may not be just from the Orange County area as Robicheaux went to the Louisiana State University for undergraduate and medical school where he graduated from in 2007, did a post-graduate fellowship in New York before doing a residency in Orange, California. UniCourt uses cookies to improve your online experience, for more information please see our Privacy Policy. A representative for the attorney generals office could not immediately be reached for further comment. Yearbooks from the school indicate Grant Robicheaux was a 1999 grad . Dr. Grant Robicheaux, left, Cerissa Riley, center, along with Deputy Attorney General Yvette Martinez, right, listen as other attorneys speak to Orange County Superior Court Judge Steven Bromberg . Reality show surgeon, 38, and his girlfriend, 32, who are Pavement where disabled woman gestured at cyclist before fatal crash, Wheel of Fortune contestant answers food puzzle wrong, Incredible footage of Ukrainian soldiers fighting Russians in Bakhmut, Pro-Ukrainian drone lands on Russian spy planes exposing location, 'Buster is next!' UPDATE: A California physician who has been accused of drugging and assaulting two women is a graduate of Lafayette High School. 'We have been aware of this investigation since the search warrant in January, and as a result of the search we were well aware that the police had taken computers, phones, and digital storage items for review. She grew up in Orange County and got her start as an intern at the Orange County Register. Since the charges were filed in 2018, additional victims have come forward from across the country, including from Nevada, Southern California, and New York, but those cases were . 'All allegations of non-consensual sex are unequivocally denied by Grant Robicheaux and his girlfriend Cerissa Riley. The surgeon was also accused of possessing two illegal, unregistered assault rifles, four other firearms and several large-capacity magazines. California prosecutors seek to dismiss rape charges against surgeon William Robicheaux, girlfriend | GMA. Arthel Lane "Doc" Watson (March 3, 1923 - May 29, 2012) was an American guitarist, songwriter, and singer of bluegrass, folk, country, blues, and gospel music. On Tuesday, Spitzer agreed. Cases involving business agreements or economic torts, Description: JURY TRIAL; Judge: MARKS; Department: CX102, Description: MOTION TO COMPEL RESPONSE TO REQUESTS FOR ADMISSIONS; Judge: MARKS; Department: CX102, Description: MOTION TO COMPEL PRODUCTION; Judge: MARKS; Department: CX102, Description: MOTION TO COMPEL ANSWERS TO SPECIAL INTERROGATORIES; Judge: MARKS; Department: CX102, Description: MOTION - OTHER; Judge: MARKS; Department: CX102, Description: MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS; Judge: MARKS; Department: CX102. Both Robicheaux and Riley have previously pleaded not guilty to the charges and remain free on bail. Robicheaux's attorney has said none of the allegations involved his medical practice or patients. Surgeon Grant Robicheaux, 39, and model girlfriend Cerissa Riley, 32, were cleared of all the charges against them this week, after Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer said no evidence. "This case is a complete travesty," the woman told Ospino. PAYMENT RECEIVED BY ONELEGAL FOR 36 - MOTION OR OTHER (NOT 1ST) PAPER REQUIRING A HEARING IN THE AMOUNT OF 60.00, TRANSACTION NUMBER 13161720 AND RECEIPT NUMBER 12989817. Rackauckas described the process the pair allegedly used to lure women in. 'What the prior district attorney and his chief of staff did to these defendants and to the women involved in this case is a travesty,' he said. Published 31 October 2018. ', The 24-year-old math and physics instructor thought the handsome doctor was too good to be true when he began flirting with her online. Daniel Langhorne is a contributor to TimesOC. 2021 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. Robert Dwayne Womack was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the third of five brothers. DocketPAYMENT RECEIVED BY ONELEGAL FOR 36 - MOTION OR OTHER (NOT 1ST) PAPER REQUIRING A HEARING IN THE AMOUNT OF 60.00, TRANSACTION NUMBER 13161720 AND RECEIPT NUMBER 12989817. The documents could be vital in defending her clients against the plaintiffs claims of $12.2 million in damages, she said. Help me!' The pair were charged in 2018 with sexually assaulting multiple women while they were incapacitated. Other neighbors came out then, too, and waited for the police to arrive.'. Not one.'. Pages 274. An under suspicion n. Buchanan / Renard / . 'I was so excited to meet him, I got my hair done, I brought a bottle of wine, I wore a nice dress, I looked cute,' she recalls. 'He was dressed casually in board shorts, which was annoying as I was wearing a dress, but he told me these cool stories about his travels and told me he had created a jet pack and was using it out in Newport Beach. Ultimately, they determined there was insufficient evidence. In 2014, Riley's husband left her, leaving her "broken," her ex-sister-in-law said, adding, "She had to learn how to live without someone she's . 'There is not a single piece of evidence or video or photo that shows an unconscious or incapacitated woman being sexually assaulted. Some videos show women who 'appear to be highly intoxicated beyond the ability to consent or resist, and they're barely responsive to the defendant's sexual advances,' Rackauckas said. It emerged Wednesday night that investigators have identified three more possible victims. Hannah Fry is a Metro reporter covering Orange County for the Los Angeles Times. 2019-06-04, San Bernardino County Superior Courts | Property | The case status is Not Classified By Court. Murdaugh is heckled as he leaves court, Isabel Oakeshott clashes with Nick Robinson over Hancock texts, Ukraine soldiers shoot down enemy drones with drones of their own, Insane moment river of rocks falls onto Malibu Canyon in CA, Fleet-footed cop chases an offender riding a scooter, Two Russian tanks annihilated with bombs by Ukrainian armed forces, Dozens stuck in car park as staff refuses to open gate for woman, Missing hiker buried under snow forces arm out to wave to helicopter. 'Cerissa also has a son, aged between seven and ten I think. 'What happened to their lives and how this case materialized is nothing short of a travesty,' he said. Dr. Robicheaux and Ms. Riley believe that such allegations do a disservice to, and dangerously undermine, the true victims of sexual assault, and they are eager to have the proper spotlight shed on this case in a public trial," the statement from the attorneys said. He was fine about it. Robicheaux and Riley were accused last year of drugging and sexually assaulting several women. DocketCASE ASSIGNED TO JUDICIAL OFFICER MARKS, LINDA ON 05/26/2022. So when the wealthy surgeon invited her over for dinner at his luxury Newport Beach apartment, the offer was difficult to turn down. A judge in Orange County heard arguments from attorneys for the couple and for the alleged victims and prosecutors last week, after which one alleged victim said they were "exhausted" by the thought the case could take years to prosecute. UPDATE: An Orange County judge has approved a request by prosecutors to reduce charges against a Newport Beach hand surgeon and his girlfriend, who have been accused of drugging and raping multiple women. 'I've spoken to them since news of Grant's arrest broke and the memories have all come back. CBS Los Angeles reported that Grant Robicheaux, who was once the subject of a Bravo reality show for his dating escapades, was originally accused by seven women of rape and sexual assault. Megan Sheets For Dailymail.com Officials said investigators were examining thousands of videos and images on Robicheaux's phone, Mrs Gibson called the police and officers later informed neighbors that the incident was a 'private sexual matter.'. And when a search warrant resulted in a haul that included unlawful guns, drugs, . ', In messages seen by DailyMail.com, Robicheaux messaged Lauren giving her directions to his apartment and boasting that 'My cooking is popular :).'. Grant Robicheaux, 39 and Cerissa Riley, 32, cried tears of joy when it was announced "no evidence" was found in the case against them. Robicheaux faced a maximum of 40 years in state prison if convicted of all charges. Robicheauxs girlfriend, Cerissa Riley, 34, was originally charged with five assaults. A lawyer for Robicheaux - who once appeared on the Bravo TV show 'Online Dating Rituals of the American Male' - said his client is 'incredibly ecstatic' and feels vindicated by Spitzer's decision. Lawsuit by alleged victim of Newport doctor is put on hold pending his criminal sex-assault case Dr. Grant Robicheaux and his girlfriend, Cerissa Riley, pictured in court in October, have. 2022 The Refuge Oran Park Baptist Church - All Rights Reserved But the encounter quickly turned sinister when Robicheaux, 38, began to make unwanted sexual advances towards her and she fled his apartment after just two hours. It is clear from the tone, the tenor of the language of this court toward the (Attorney Generals Office) there appears to be an animus, and I dont know why, Cohen said. 'I even asked him what he liked in a woman and he replied, ''face, t*ts and a**', which I thought was creepy. 13:53 GMT 05 Feb 2020 We've both got dogs. This undated booking photo provided by the Newport Beach, Calif., Police Department shows Grant W. Robicheaux, 38, a California doctor who appeared in a reality TV dating show. He is affiliated with medical facilities such as Chapman Global Medical Center and Fountain Valley Regional Hospital and Medical Center. As CrimeOnline previously reported, prosecutors accused Grant Robicheaux, 40, and his girlfriend, Cerissa Laura Riley, 34, of drugging and raping mostly women. By Not so shipshape! Charges relating to two of the women were dropped in July at request of the alleged victims, according to BuzzFeed News. The bail for Grant Robicheaux, 38, and his girlfriend, Cerissa Riley, 31 both from Newport Beach was raised from $100,000 to $1 million each as the Orange County District Attorney's . Robicheaux was charged in connection with seven alleged victims and faced 82 years to life in prison if convicted. Thank you, Jesus,' Riley is heard saying in the footage aired Wednesday on Good Morning America. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER MARCIA A. CRONE District Judge. Weeks later, Bromberg recused himself from the case following allegations that he had mistreated defense attorneys and prosecutors during a heated court hearing. After the request was granted, only the charges stemming from two alleged victims are still intact. 'I thought we were going to get dinner and wine and walk around the peninsula, I didn't expect overt sexuality.'. A California surgeon and his model girlfriend who were accused of drugging and raping up to 1,000 women broke down in tears of relief when they learned that all charges against them will be dropped. This comes as a neighbor of the surgeon told DailyMailTV that her mother Coranne Gibson, 81, was woken by screams and a woman yelling, 'Help me! Tony Rackauckas filed charges against Robicheaux and Riley, painting them as sexual predators who used their good looks to prey on vulnerable women, drug them and take them back to their Newport Beach home to sexually assault them. The following month, Spitzer's office was removed from the case and replaced by the California AG. Murdaugh is heckled as he leaves court, Isabel Oakeshott clashes with Nick Robinson over Hancock texts, Ukraine soldiers shoot down enemy drones with drones of their own, Insane moment river of rocks falls onto Malibu Canyon in CA, Fleet-footed cop chases an offender riding a scooter, Two Russian tanks annihilated with bombs by Ukrainian armed forces, Dozens stuck in car park as staff refuses to open gate for woman, Missing hiker buried under snow forces arm out to wave to helicopter. An Orange County Superior Court judge agreed Tuesday to a womans request to pause her civil lawsuit against a Newport Beach surgeon who she alleges drugged and raped her in 2016. They have denied all accusations of nonconsensual sex. With the exception of one alleged victim, at least from the first review I have undertaken of the facts, they all seem to have the same or similar history of what they say occurred with both defendants, the judge told the prosecutors. ', Robicheaux's neighbor said that his girlfriend Riley (pictured) also lived at the apartment with him and that she has a young son, Robicheaux and Riley were released on $100,000 bail each and are scheduled for arraignment October 24. The move means Dr. Grant Robicheaux, who starred on an episode of the 2014 Bravo reality show Online Dating Rituals of the American Male, and Cerissa Riley are now facing charges involving . They have been out on $1million bail since entering their pleas. Both Robicheaux and Riley . Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. He was an orthopedic surgeon in Newport Beach, Calif., and had recently been named "Bachelor of the Year" by . 'This exhaustive review revealed there was not a single video or photograph depicting an incapacitated woman being sexually assaulted by Robicheaux or Riley,' he said in a press release. Spitzer accused his predecessor, Rackauckas, of possible prosecutorial misconduct: sensationalizing the case and driving it forward as a publicity stunt to further his own re-election efforts. 'He tried to get me to massage him, give him a back massage, I rubbed his shoulders a little but I tried to avoid anything sexual,' Lauren recalls. According to prosecutors, Mr Robicheaux and his girlfriend, Cerissa Riley, lured women into their lives, drugged them and raped them. An emotional video captures the moment the defendants heard the bombshell announcement that the charges would be dropped. In a subtle shot at the former DA, he said: 'I didn't create this situation, but it's my responsibility to fix it. Revealed: The top 10 fastest-growing destinations for UK pensioners retiring overseas. Pro and anti-migrant protestors face off in Dover in latest clash over Channel crossings that saw 45,000 United Arab Emirates now has the most powerful passport in the world after jumping 32 spots under new Ryan Parry West Coast Correspondent For Dailymail.com And Grant Hodgson For Dailymail.com, Do not sell or share my personal information. Even if some of the women didnt want to testify, the judge noted, investigators could take the stand to relay what the alleged victims had initially told law enforcement. Dr. Grant Robicheaux, MD is an Orthopedic Surgery Specialist in Newport Beach, CA and has over 16 years of experience in the medical field. Robicheaux and Rileys attorneys released a statement obtained by ABC 7. In the first case, a 32-year-old woman said she met the couple at a restaurant in Newport Beach in April 2016. She said: 'I had a bathing suit on and he kept trying to rip it off and I told him to stop. 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Model and Architect Charged with Sexually Assaulting 4 Others, Suspected Serial Rapist Arrested in Calif. After He Allegedly Left Woman in a Ditch with Broken Leg for Days. After searching Robicheauxs phone, Rackauckas said, There are several videos where the women in the videos appear highly intoxicated beyond the ability to consent or resist and theyre barely responsive to the defendants sexual advances.. They were really, really worried and upset by it. Robicheaux attended undergrad at Louisiana State University and graduated from its medical school in 2007. When Mr Rackauckas was overseeing the case, he incorrectly predicted that there could be as many as 1,000 victims. Paul Anderson of City News Service contributed to this report. 'It's incredibly scary as to what can flow from allegations and what can flow from media coverage and how a life can be destroyed overnight.'. After Riley and Dr. Grant Robicheaux, . The first set of charges stemmed from two victims who said they met Robicheaux and Riley at social events in Southern California, where they became intoxicated and ended up at Robicheaux's home. Spitzer announced that his office would request that charges against Robicheaux and Riley be dismissed after a review of the case found a lack of evidence and a mishandling of the case by the previous DA. 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They have been aware of these accusations for a number of months, and each of them will formally deny the truth of these allegations at their first opportunity in court., Dr. On October 17, 2018, additional charges were filed when five additional women came forward as a result of the intense media coverage on the case. Mrs Gibson's daughter, Renee Gibson-Milch, 58, said: 'The screams were so loud they woke my mom. TYRENE SCHECHER VS. NEWPORT CARE MEDICAL GROUP, INC. The couple have pleaded not guilty and denied any nonconsensual sex. Robicheaux told Lauren that his sister lived with him in his apartment, although it's believed he lived with girlfriend and fellow accused Riley, 31. The DA also offered a public apology to Robicheaux and Riley. And the best part of all, documents in their CrowdSourced Library are FREE! On Sept. 11, Robicheaux was charged with rape by use of drugs, oral copulation by anesthesia or controlled substance, assault with intent to commit sexual offense, possession of a controlled substance for sale and possession of an assault weapon, the Orange County District Attorneys Office said in a statement.

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