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LOS ANGELES – A man in Southern California, accused of making an appointment with women only to drop them when the check arrived, pleaded not guilty to additional charges against him. Paul Guadalupe Gonzales, 45, pleaded not guilty Friday on four new charges of extortion. Two theft charges were dismissed.
Gonzales previously pleaded not guilty to further charges of attempted extortion, fraud and theft. He has a hearing set for Tuesday.
Prosecutors said Mr. Gonzales used dating apps to meet women, took them to restaurants in all of Los Angeles County, and then left them without paying any portion of the bill.
A woman who did not want to be identified, said earlier this year that she met on the application of Bumble dating last year. They met at a restaurant in Pasadena, she said, and he immediately ordered. "A glass of pinot, a Caesar salad with a side of shrimp, a steak and a baked potato," she told CBS Los Angeles.
She said that he had eaten most of the meal, leaving half of the potato baked and that he needed to make a phone call. He never came back, leaving her with the bill.
Prosecutors said eight women ended up paying themselves and the restaurants took the check in two cases. If he is found guilty, Gonzales faces more than 16 years in prison.
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