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Grant William Robicheaux, 38, and Cerissa Laura Riley, 31, have been charged with sexually assaulting two women while using drugs, officials said.
(Orange County Attorney's Office)
A California orthopedic surgeon who once participated in a reality TV show Bravo and his girlfriend were accused of drugging and sexually assaulting two women, the Orange County Attorney's Office said on Tuesday.
38-year-old Grant William Robicheaux and 31-year-old Cerissa Laura Riley were charged with drug-related rape, oral copulation by anesthesia or controlled substance, and assault with intent to commit sexual offense.
Robicheaux, an orthopedic surgeon, appeared on the Bravo TV show "Online Dating Rituals of the American Male" four years ago.
Officials say he and Riley have spent a lot of time traveling in various festivals, including Burning Man, which is known for its heavy drug use by festival goers.
According to a press release from the Orange County District Attorney's Office, the charges stem from two separate situations and involve two women who have not yet been identified.
Prosecutors say Robicheaux and Riley met the first woman, 32, at a restaurant in Newport Beach in April 2016. On April 10, they invited her to a party and took her back to her apartment. Robicheaux "once intoxicated".
"The defendants are accused of providing multiple drugs to the victim, then raping her and copulating her orally while she was prevented from resisting because of intoxicating and controlled substances," said the prosecutor's office.
The woman contacted the police the next day.
The second case took place less than six months later, on October 2, 2016.
The couple reportedly met the second woman in a bar in Newport Beach, where they drank with her until she was unconscious.
Prosecutors say they took her back to Robicheaux's apartment, where they sexually assaulted her "with intent to commit rape".
District Attorney Tony Rackauckas said he feared that there would be more casualties, adding that the couple had filmed hundreds, if not thousands, of sexual encounters with women, reported Fox 11 .
"We believe that the defendants have used their beauty and charm to reduce the inhibition of their potential prey," Rackauckas said at a press conference Tuesday. "We've all heard of a wolf dressed in sheep, a wolf can wear scrubs or doctor's clothing, or a wolf can be a beautiful woman.
Robicheaux and Riley are also accused of owning large amounts of drugs. And Robicheaux faces an additional charge of owning an assault weapon charge.
If he is found guilty, he could serve up to 40 years in prison. while Riley faces a little over 30 years old.
They must return to court on October 25.
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