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Judge Refuses To Dismiss Charges Against Couple Accused Of Drugging And Raping 1,000; DA Had Said Predecessor ‘Manufactured’ Case

Ashe Schow
Judge Refuses To Dismiss Charges Against Couple Accused Of Drugging And Raping 1,000; DA Had Said Predecessor ‘Manufactured’ Case
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Charges were expected to be dropped against an orthopedic surgeon and his girlfriend on Friday after the Orange County district attorney said he wanted to dismiss the case and claimed his predecessor had “manufactured” the case. In a stunning twist, however, a judge declined to dismiss the charges based on the district attorney’s word and instead said he needed more time to decide whether he will grant the dismissal.

As The Daily Wire previously reported, Grant Robicheaux and his girlfriend Cerissa Riley, a substitute teacher, were accused luring women to their Newport Beach, California home, drugging them, and then raping them. From The Daily Wire:

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