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U.S. NEWS Wednesday 19 september 2018

Reality show doc, woman charged

with California drug rapes

By JOHN ANTCZAK tion about many locations who began an investiga-
Associated Press and events associated with tion.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Robicheaux and Riley. Other charges against the
California physician who The defendants, who were two allege large amounts of
appeared in a reality TV released on $100,000 bail, illegal drugs were found in
dating show and an al- could not be immediately Robicheaux's residence in
leged female accomplice reached for comment. January 2018. Robicheaux
have been charged with The two women who were is also accused of possess- This undated booking photo provided by the Newport Beach,
drugging and sexually as- allegedly assaulted met ing two illegal, unregistered Calif., Police Department shows Grant W. Robicheaux, 38, right,
saulting two women, and the pair during social en- assault rifles, four other fire- a California doctor who appeared in a reality TV dating show
authorities said Tuesday counters. arms and several large-ca- and this undated booking photo provided by the Newport
there could be many more "Women who have en- pacity magazines.q Beach, Calif., Police Department shows Cerissa Laura Riley, 31,
victims. countered these two might Associated Press
Orthopedic surgeon Grant have felt a false sense of
W. Robicheaux, 38, of security due to the fact
Newport Beach and Ce- that both defendants are
rissa Laura Riley, 31, of Brea clean cut, good-looking,"
were arrested Sept. 12 after Rackauckas said.
being charged with rape "We tend to trust doctors
by use of drugs, oral copu- who take an oath to do
lation by anesthesia or con- no harm. The second de-
trolled substance, and oth- fendant, being a female,
er crimes, Orange County is key. A woman purporting
District Attorney Tony Rack- to be his girlfriend clearly
auckas told a news confer- played a significant role in
ence in Santa Ana. disarming the victims, mak-
Investigators were meticu- ing them feel comfortable
lously going through "thou- and safe," he said.
sands and thousands of According to prosecutors,
videos and images on Ro- Robicheaux and Riley met
bicheaux's phone, many a 32-year-old woman at a
also including Riley," Rack- Newport Beach restaurant
auckas said. on April 10, 2016, invited
Some videos show women her to a party and then es-
who "appear to be highly corted her to Robicheaux's
intoxicated beyond the apartment when she was
ability to consent or resist, intoxicated.
and they're barely respon- The pair allegedly gave the
sive to the defendant's victim multiple drugs and
sexual advances. Based on then sexually assaulted her
this evidence, we believe while she was incapable of
that there might be many resisting.
unidentified victims out The woman called police
there," he said. the next day, and a foren-
The district attorney sic exam found multiple
showed reporters video of controlled substances.
Robicheaux from a now- On Oct. 2, 2016, the de-
canceled Bravo TV show fendants allegedly drank
called "Online Dating Ritu- alcohol with another wom-
als of the American Male" an at a Newport Beach
in an episode titled "Three's bar until she was uncon-
A Crowd." scious, brought her to Ro-
"We believe the defen- bicheaux's apartment and
dants used their good looks sexually assaulted her. The
and charm to lower the in- district attorney's office
hibitions of their potential said the victim awakened
prey," Rackauckas said, re- and screamed for help un-
leasing an array of informa- til a neighbor called police,