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'. Orthopedic surgeon Grant Robicheaux, who appeared on the 2014 Bravo reality TV show called "Online Dating Rituals of the American Male," was charged in late 2018 along with his girlfriend,. Salvador Hernandez BuzzFeed News Reporter Both had denied any wrong doing. Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group. I have no idea where they are now. 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! Spitzer has long criticized the case, claiming it was used for political gain by his predecessor Rackauckas during his 2018 re-election campaign. In 2018, then-District Attorney Tony Rackauckas, in a widely covered news conference, accused Robicheaux and Riley of meeting women at restaurants and bars in Newport Beach, then drugging them and luring them to Robicheauxs apartment to sexually assault them. They were grossly mistreated.. According to prosecutors, Mr Robicheaux and his girlfriend, Cerissa Riley, lured women into their lives, drugged them and raped them. He was controlling and aggressive and started to scare me', Lauren said they spent time at his Newport Beach house in Palm Springs (above) after meeting on Tinder but she left after he allegedly became too aggressive, Lauren added: 'The experience scared me and put me off dating for a while. 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. Hard as a Roc Suzie Grant. CNN First they were accused of drugging and raping women while recording their exploits on a cell phone. During the investigation, authorities said videos were found on the couple's phones which suggested they could have taken advantage of up to 1,000 women. Spitzer defeated Rackauckas in the November 2018 election for Orange County DA. 'He invited me over for dinner and asked me to go in the Jacuzzi,' she recalls. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. Dr. Grant Robicheaux, MD is an Orthopedic Surgery Specialist in Newport Beach, CA and has over 16 years of experience in the medical field. He was an orthopedic surgeon in Newport Beach, Calif., and had recently been named "Bachelor of the Year" by . The couple have pleaded not guilty and denied any nonconsensual sex. Finally, one place to get all the court documents we need. He ordered a review of the case after Rackauckas admitted in a June 2019 deposition taken by Robicheaux's lawyer that 'he had used the case to garner media attention to help his re-election campaign', prosecutors said. By And the best part of all, documents in their CrowdSourced Library are FREE! 'The fact is that the videos, having now been reviewed, do not reflect any victims of rape, let alone thousands, hundreds, or tens,' Cohen, Robicheaux's attorney, wrote in a January 2019 filing. She joined the newspaper in 2013 as a reporter for the Daily Pilot, a Times Community News publication. PAYMENT RECEIVED BY ONELEGAL FOR 36 - MOTION OR OTHER (NOT 1ST) PAPER REQUIRING A HEARING IN THE AMOUNT OF 60.00, TRANSACTION NUMBER 13161702 AND RECEIPT NUMBER 12989799. He was controlling and aggressive and started to scare me. DocketPAYMENT RECEIVED BY LEGALCONNECT FOR 194 - COMPLAINT OR OTHER 1ST PAPER IN THE AMOUNT OF 435.00, TRANSACTION NUMBER 13054812 AND RECEIPT NUMBER 12882828. Public Records Policy. 2019-06-04, San Bernardino County Superior Courts | Property | '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. Follow him on Twitter @DanielLanghorne. Megan Sheets For Dailymail.com She was driving a golf cart. The pair were charged in 2018 with sexually assaulting multiple women while they were incapacitated. We have both passed polygraph tests on each of the questions and we look forward to the truth coming out. They have a golf cart because it's easier to use that to get around here than a car because of the parking. Both the former and the current district attorney have said their offices handled the case appropriately. Robicheaux and Riley were arrested on September 12 after being charged with rape by use of drugs, oral copulation by anesthesia or controlled substance, and other crimes, Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas said. The case status is Not Classified By Court. But a wolf can wear scrubs or be a doctors clothing. 'We have and will continue to stay here to clear our names we worked hard to establish. Riley was charged in connection with three. 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.. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. 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 . She grew up in Orange County and got her start as an intern at the Orange County Register. 13:53 GMT 05 Feb 2020 CIVIL CASE COVER SHEET FILED BY ROBICHEAUX, GRANT ON 05/26/2022, SUMMONS ISSUED AND FILED FILED BY ROBICHEAUX, GRANT ON 05/26/2022, COMPLAINT FILED BY ROBICHEAUX, GRANT ON 05/26/2022. After the request was granted, only the charges stemming from two alleged victims are still intact. DocketMOTION TO COMPEL PRODUCTION SCHEDULED FOR 05/15/2023 AT 10:00:00 AM IN CX102 AT CIVIL COMPLEX CENTER. Spitzer said he has referred Rackauckas' handling of the case to the State Bar for review and is conducting an internal personnel investigation. Spitzer, who had accused his predecessor of overreaching in the case to bolster his reelection campaign, sought to dismiss all charges against the couple. A representative for the attorney generals office could not immediately be reached for further comment. During Tuesday's news conference he accused Rackauckas of 'manufacturing' a case against Robicheaux and Riley, charging that he and his staff'repeatedly misstated the evidence' to convince people that the couple had plied women with drugs and alcohol and then sexually assaulted them. Robicheaux and Cerissa are now out on $100,000 bail each. Grant Robicheaux is an orthopedic surgeon by profession. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Grant Robicheaux, the doctor who appeared on the Bravo reality series Online Dating Rituals of the American Male, is set to have the sexual assault charges first brought against him in 2018 . UniCourt uses cookies to improve your online experience, for more information please see our Privacy Policy. 'I even saw his girlfriend Cerissa on Tuesday. 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. 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. Help me!'' After the charges were dropped, Orange County Superior Court Judge Steven Bromberg recused himself from the case. He took the rare step of removing local prosecutors and transferring the case to the California Attorney Generals Office. Prosecutors from the attorney generals office announced in May that they wanted to focus the case on just one woman. 'They heard a woman screaming, ''Help me! MOTION TO COMPEL PRODUCTION SCHEDULED FOR 05/15/2023 AT 10:00:00 AM IN CX102 AT CIVIL COMPLEX CENTER. I thought we were going to get dinner and wine and walk around the peninsula, I didn't expect overt sexuality', The 24-year-old said: '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', Robicheaux and Riley (pictured together) were charged with rape by use of drugs, oral copulation by anesthesia or controlled substance, and other crimes, Lauren added: 'There's plenty of guys who want to get straight down to the action but he was more aggressive than the average guy.'. A superb, original guitarist and a singer of warmth and simplicity, he set countless . Robicheaux - charged alongside his girlfriend Cerissa Laura Riley on Wednesday for allegedly drugging and raping two intoxicated women with possibly hundreds more alleged victims out there met Lauren Hayden on dating app Tinder last October. CASE ASSIGNED TO JUDICIAL OFFICER MARKS, LINDA ON 05/26/2022. Schwarm asked attorneys on both sides to provide additional briefings on the matter and return April 30. 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. 2021-11-03, Orange County Superior Courts | Contract | In a subtle shot at the former DA, he said: 'I didn't create this situation, but it's my responsibility to fix it. '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. Weeks later, Bromberg recused himself from the case following allegations that he had mistreated defense attorneys and prosecutors during a heated court hearing. However, after considering Spitzer's request, in June of 2020 OC Superior Court Judge Gregory Jones announced that he would not dismiss the charges. Grant Robicheaux seemed too good to be true, at least to the woman he met online. Rackauckas described the process the pair allegedly used to lure women in. 1 Maret Aime Barelli (1917), Andrei Krylov (1961), Anne Farnsworth (1965), Barrett Deems (1914), Benjamin J. Smith (1905), Benny Powell (1930), Big R MOTION TO COMPEL ANSWERS TO INTERROGATORIES (FURTHER RESPONSES TO SPECIAL INTERRAGOTORIES, SET ONE) FILED BY ROWSHAN, KASRA ON 12/22/2022, EXHIBIT LIST FILED BY ROWSHAN, KASRA ON 12/22/2022, SEPARATE STATEMENT FILED BY ROWSHAN, KASRA ON 12/22/2022, HearingDescription: JURY TRIAL; Judge: MARKS; Department: CX102, HearingDescription: MOTION TO COMPEL RESPONSE TO REQUESTS FOR ADMISSIONS; Judge: MARKS; Department: CX102, HearingDescription: MOTION TO COMPEL PRODUCTION; Judge: MARKS; Department: CX102, HearingDescription: MOTION TO COMPEL ANSWERS TO SPECIAL INTERROGATORIES; Judge: MARKS; Department: CX102, HearingDescription: MOTION - OTHER; Judge: MARKS; Department: CX102, HearingDescription: MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS; Judge: MARKS; Department: CX102. Spitzer, a longtime O.C. In the first case, a 32-year-old woman said she met the couple at a restaurant in Newport Beach in April 2016. Robert Dwayne Womack was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the third of five brothers. 'If filing the charges against the doctor and his girlfriend garnered him attention in the race for district attorney, that's one thing,' Michael Fell said. '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. 'There is not a single piece of evidence or video or photo that shows an unconscious or incapacitated woman being sexually assaulted. The charges had initially involved five victims. UPDATE: A California physician who has been accused of drugging and assaulting two women is a graduate of Lafayette High School. In messages seen by DailyMailTV, Robicheaux messaged Lauren giving her directions to his apartment and boasting 'My cooking is popular', Robicheaux began to make unwanted sexual advances towards Lauren and she fled his apartment after just two hours. 'Everyone keeps saying I should feel lucky I wasn't raped, but what the hell? Her last assignment there was in October 2015 and there had been no complaints regarding her conduct. One alleged victim told Ospino she was "exhausted" by the twists and turns in the case over the past three years, including the recent surprise decision by Orange County Superior Court Judge Steven Bromberg to recuse himself from the case. / KCAL News. 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. 8 Grant Robicheaux, 39, and Cerissa Riley, 32,. If the charges are dropped, the case would be pared down to allegations that Robicheaux and Riley. Robicheaux and Riley both pleaded not guilty in October 2018 to 17 felony counts each, including rape by use of drugs, assault with intent to commit a sexual offense, and possession of a controlled substance for sale to drugging and sexually assaulting multiple victims. YAGOUBZADEH LAW FIRM L.L.P., A CALIFORNIA LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP VS GUADALUPE SOTO RAMIREZ, ET AL. Superior Court Judge Gregory Jones refused District Attorney Todd Spitzer's request to dismiss the case outright. However, in February of 2020, new O.C. He then did postgraduate work at New York University Hospital for Joint Diseases in New York City and completed his orthopedic surgery residency at University of California Irvine Medical Center in Orange, California. Robicheauxs girlfriend, Cerissa Riley, 34, was originally charged with five assaults. In a motion filed with the court last month, the Attorney Generals Office indicated it wanted to dismiss five counts of rape and three counts of kidnapping, effectively scaling the allegations back to a single victim as opposed to the seven women the couple is currently charged with sexually assaulting. MOTION TO COMPEL RESPONSE TO REQUESTS FOR ADMISSIONS SCHEDULED FOR 05/15/2023 AT 10:00:00 AM IN CX102 AT CIVIL COMPLEX CENTER. The couple is thought to have taken advantage of 1,000 women, One of his patients, Cathy (pictured), told NBC's Today on Wednesday that she was shocked to learn of his arrest and revealed he was known as 'Dr McDreamy', She added: 'Grant is known locally as the ''orthopedic surgeon'' or just ''the hot guy. 'I even asked him what he liked in a woman and he replied, ''face, t*ts and a**', which I thought was creepy. Dr. Grant Robicheaux, 40, and Cerissa Riley, 34, will now face sexual assault charges involving two of the alleged victims. He said he fears there may be more women out there who were targeted by the pair. ( Copyright 2021 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. 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. 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). Paul Anderson of City News Service contributed to this report. Neighbor Gibson-Milch told DailyMail.com that she regularly saw Robicheaux. 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. Robicheaux and Riley were released on $100,000 bail each and are scheduled for arraignment October 24. ISBN 9798201980443. This case was filed in Orange County Superior Courts, Orange County Central Justice Center located in Orange, California. The new charges will involve downsizing the cases to at least two. Los Angeles County Superior Courts | Other | Since 2015, the couple also attended music festivals together including Burning Man, Dirty Bird Campout and Splash House. ', In messages seen by DailyMail.com, Robicheaux messaged Lauren giving her directions to his apartment and boasting that 'My cooking is popular :).'. According to the state attorney general's office, at least three victims said they no longer wanted to partake in the case because they were "dragged through the mud" but the Orange County district attorney's office. The agency launched a probe into Kearns actions and, as part of that inquiry, investigators concluded the review Spitzer ordered had been lacking. 'I think Cerissa does live there, too, her name is on a mailbox. 'United, we thank our families and friends for being in court with us, for supporting us and for loving us. Doyle, with an engaging mock-naivety, has Holmes in the first story say 'Lecoq was a miserable bungler' and 'Dupin was a very inferior fellow' ([1887], 1929: 18); he does, in a sort of reparation, give Holmes a French grandmother, sister to an artist (mentioned in 'The Greek Interpreter'). She screamed for help and neighbors called police. E-FILING TRANSACTION 21251245 RECEIVED ON 12/22/2022 09:11:38 PM. City News Service contributed to this report. The victim reported the alleged rape to police the following day, and tests showed she had multiple controlled substances in her system. 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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. 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 . It is not clear if the alleged victims cited in court Friday as no longer wanting to be involved are those same women. 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. However, there are a total of 13 accusers, some of whom could be used by prosecutors as further evidence of a pattern of behavior. We didnt flee, we didnt move and we didnt go into hiding. An Orthopedic surgeon who appeared on one episode of the Bravo series Online Dating Rituals of the American Male has been accused of sexually assaulting two women. 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. My sworn duty is to pursue justice and ensure that the rights of victims and defendants are protected. 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.. But authorities say. Robicheaux and Riley were accused last year of drugging and sexually assaulting several women. E-FILING TRANSACTION 1993375 RECEIVED ON 05/26/2022 10:21:30 AM. And these folks (defendants) never knew each other.. Help me!' Three more potential victims come forward of reality TV 'He was Dr McDreamy! 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. DocketMOTION TO COMPEL RESPONSE TO REQUESTS FOR ADMISSIONS SCHEDULED FOR 05/15/2023 AT 10:00:00 AM IN CX102 AT CIVIL COMPLEX CENTER. Rackauckas claimed investigators had about 1,000 of these videos on the suspects' phones. BUT our CIO, Prince Harry, The . For Lauren the string of claims against Robicheaux don't come as a surprise. Law enforcement officials in previous statements filed with the court have indicated that at least some of the victims have at times not been cooperative with investigators.