, updated Other neighbors came out then, too, and waited for the police to arrive.'. ', In messages seen by DailyMail.com, Robicheaux messaged Lauren giving her directions to his apartment and boasting that 'My cooking is popular :).'. 1 Maret Aime Barelli (1917), Andrei Krylov (1961), Anne Farnsworth (1965), Barrett Deems (1914), Benjamin J. Smith (1905), Benny Powell (1930), Big R Start your Independent Premium subscription today. 'I think Cerissa does live there, too, her name is on a mailbox. At the time, they said they didnt have enough evidence to prove allegations beyond a reasonable doubt related to the other women who have accused the couple of drugging and raping them. We didnt flee, we didnt move and we didnt go into hiding. The plaintiff asked Judge Walter Schwarm to stay proceedings in the suit until the doctors related criminal case concludes. 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. Policesearched Robicheaux's apartment in January 2018 and found ecstasy, date-rape drugs and cocaine. The second victim alleges she was attacked on October 2, 2016, after meeting the couple in a Newport Beach bar. We dont know if (Robicheaux and Riley) videoed all of their sex acts but many are on the videos that we have not yet identified, Rackauckas continued. In a statement on Wednesday, the accused pair's attorneys denied all allegations. 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. E-FILING TRANSACTION 21251245 RECEIVED ON 12/22/2022 09:11:38 PM. Dr. Grant Robicheaux and his girlfriend, Cerissa Riley, pictured in court in October, have been charged with 17 felony counts, including five counts of rape. She told DailyMailTV about her 'scary' date with the surgeon who appeared on a Bravo reality show called 'Online Dating Rituals of the American Male'. By continuing to use this website, you agree to UniCourts General Disclaimer, Terms of Service, Back in September of 2018, Robicheaux and Riley were charged with 17 counts each, including rape by use of drugs, oral copulation by anesthesia, assault with intent to commit sexual offense and possession of a controlled substance for sale. Ministers in clash as farmers fear Britain will be flooded with cheap Mexican and Canadian meat Britain's Special Forces are banned from TikTok and other apps amid fears their accounts could be Mamma Mia! E-FILING TRANSACTION 1993375 RECEIVED ON 05/26/2022 10:21:30 AM. Paul Anderson of City News Service contributed to this report. Instead, Jones removed the district attorneys office from the case and ordered it be turned over to the California attorney generals office. 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. Grant Robicheaux and girlfriend Cerissa Riley are shown outside an Orange County courthouse in 2018. While on the 2014 Bravo show, Robicheaux turned to online dating to find the women of his dreams with the help of his roommate. The reality is that rapists come in all socioeconomic groups, of any background.. The case was reassigned to the California Attorney General's Office last year after O.C. Robicheaux and Riley then allegedly raped her. Riley was charged in connection with three. According to documents supplied by the Orange County District Attorneys Office, the pairs charges relate to two incidents in 2016. The new charges will involve downsizing the cases to at least two. Weeks later, Bromberg recused himself from the case following allegations that he had mistreated defense attorneys and prosecutors during a heated court hearing. She screamed for help and neighbors called police. The best beach in Britain that you've never heard of: Seaside town is braced for tourism boom after Kate Garraway reveals Derek's heartbreaking words when they thought he had just minutes left to live. After the request was granted, only the charges stemming from two alleged victims are still intact. Spitzer defeated Rackauckas in the November 2018 election for Orange County DA. Not only will Issa Rae, Adam Grant, and our amazing CEO, Alexi Robichaux be in attendance. The woman was unable to resist due to the number of drugs in her system, authorities allege. The comments below have been moderated in advance. And these folks (defendants) never knew each other.. 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. 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. Daniel Langhorne is a contributor to TimesOC. Follow him on Twitter @DanielLanghorne. Prosecutors claimed that once she was intoxicated they 'escorted' her to Robicheaux's apartment, gave her 'multiple drugs' and then raped her. 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. DocketE-FILING TRANSACTION 1993375 RECEIVED ON 05/26/2022 10:21:30 AM. Kara and Liza recount the episode "Plastic" (Season 20, Episode 11), explore the unsettling crimes of Grant Robicheaux and Cerissa Riley, and chop it up with the magnificent Mark Feuerstein (Royal Pains, Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later). 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He took the rare step of removing local prosecutors and transferring the case to the California Attorney Generals Office. NOTICE OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS AND/OR TELEPHONE FILED BY ROBICHEAUX, GRANT ON 06/13/2022. 'I thought we were going to get dinner and wine and walk around the peninsula, I didn't expect overt sexuality.'. 'We have and will continue to stay here to clear our names we worked hard to establish. Plaintiffs attorney Alexis Bastedo said her client is asserting her rights under Marsys Law, which allows alleged victims in California to refuse defendants requests for interviews or pretrial testimony. Last February, after Mr Spitzer ousted Mr Rackauckas, he announced his intention to drop the charges against the couple and compelled prosecutors to apologise to the couple and question the claims of the victims. My sworn duty is to pursue justice and ensure that the rights of victims and defendants are protected. 15:02 GMT 05 Feb 2020. At one point the California Attorney General's Office took over the case from the Orange County District Attorney's Office after it determined that District Attorney Todd Spitzer and Tony Rackauckas, a political rival and his predecessor, used the case to further their own political ambitions. Cohen charged that prosecutors statements at the beginning of the case 'set off a frenzy that completely destroyed the integrity of this case and the defendants' ability to obtain a fair trial'. The case against Robicheaux, 40, and Riley, 34, has been reassigned to Ospino, a former Orange County public defender, following the surprise decision by Orange County Superior Court Judge Steven. He graduated from Louisiana State University / School of Medicine In New Orleans in 2007. Petitioner Bartholomew Granger Granger a death row inmate confined.20230228861 Grant Robicheaux, 39 and Cerissa Riley, 32, cried tears of joy when it was announced "no evidence" was found in the case against them. On February 4, in a. Grant Robicheaux, left, and Cerissa Riley, the Newport Beach doctor and his girlfriend accused of drugging and raping multiple women, listen during a hearing in Orange County Superior Court on . 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 . The request, however, was denied last year by Orange County Superior Court Judge Gregory Jones. Fry most recently covered breaking news for The Times and was part of the team that was a 2020 Pulitzer finalist for its coverage of a boat fire that killed 34 people off the coast of Santa Barbara. Grant Robicheaux is an orthopedic surgeon by profession. 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. The surgeon was also accused of possessing two illegal, unregistered assault rifles, four other firearms and several large-capacity magazines. 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. NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (KABC) -- The California Attorney General's Office on Friday asked to drop most of the charges against Grant Robicheaux and Cerissa Riley, the Newport Beach couple accused. 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. DocketMOTION TO COMPEL PRODUCTION SCHEDULED FOR 05/15/2023 AT 10:00:00 AM IN CX102 AT CIVIL COMPLEX CENTER. Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer made the bombshell announcement on Tuesday that his office will seek to dismiss the case against Grant Robicheaux, 39, and Cerissa Riley, 32. However, prosecutors told Judge Frank Ospino on Friday that they now intend to move forward with two of the original seven women whom Grant Robicheaux, 40, was accused of sexually assaulting. They were really, really worried and upset by it. Katharine Spaniac, an attorney representing homeowners William and Jennifer Robicheaux Ward, requested that the judge further examine her clients ability to at least request documents and other evidence from the plaintiff because they are not a part of the criminal case. 'They heard a woman screaming, ''Help me! 'When I got there he had a really nice black Mercedes parked in his garage and his place was beautiful. So when the wealthy surgeon invited her over for dinner at his luxury Newport Beach apartment, the offer was difficult to turn down. Ralph Fiennes, 60, is spotted in Rome with former lover Francesca Annis, 77 - who was involved in the end of PETER HITCHENS: Now we know for sure that our leaders lost their heads over Covid. 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. When Mr Rackauckas was overseeing the case, he incorrectly predicted that there could be as many as 1,000 victims. Dr. Grant Robicheaux, 40, and Cerissa Riley, 34, will now face sexual assault charges involving two of the alleged victims. 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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. Grant Robicheaux seemed too good to be true, at least to the woman he met online. Robicheauxs girlfriend, Cerissa Riley, 34, was originally charged with five assaults. Robicheaux's attorney has said none of the allegations involved his medical practice or patients. Prisoners 'demand pay rises' as prices of everyday items including toothpaste and shower 'soar at the jail A 14-year-old autistic boy's naive prank. Grant Robicheaux and Cerissa Riley were arrested on September 11 on rape and several other charges, the Orange County District Attorney's Office said in a press release. 'Thank you, lord. 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 . Though strong and level-headed, Grant has watched his own life go disastrously awry since he first tried to arrange the irrepressible Miss Abbott's . My dog, Maverick, knocked him over once and he got some grazes. He took the rare step of removing local prosecutors and transferring the case to the California Attorney Generals Office. Robicheaux was charged in connection with seven alleged victims and faced 82 years to life in prison if convicted. Dr Grant Robicheaux was charged on Wednesday for allegedly drugging and raping two intoxicated women, as police caution there could be hundreds of possible victims, Lauren Hayden, a math and physics instructor, told DailyMailTV that she narrowly escaped the 'super creepy' California orthopedic surgeon after meeting him on Tinder last October, Robicheaux was charged alongside his girlfriendCerissa Laura Riley (right). 3 women want out of rape case against Newport, Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), 3 women want out of rape case against Newport Beach doctor and his girlfriend, prosecutor says, Snowed-in Crestline residents make the best of it with volunteers, booze, San Bernardino mountain residents grow worried as they cant access medicine, supplies, LA man arrested, suspected ofcarjackinga vehicle in Corona and firing shots at police during pursuit, Baby girl Winter of Lake Arrowhead is born amid raging blizzard. 13:53 GMT 05 Feb 2020 '', 'He's obviously a very good looking man and also a surgeon, so why he would need to do what he is accused of is totally confusing.'.