SANTA ANA, CA. (THECOUNT) — Grant William Robicheaux, a well-known surgeon in Orange County, and his girlfriend, Cerissa Laura Riley, are accused of anesthetizing and assaulting at least two women. Police say there may be many more victims identified as more evidence is examined.
The Orange County District Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday that there may be “hundreds of alleged victims,” of a Newport Beach surgeon and a woman believed to be his girlfriend.
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Officials held a news conference in Santa Ana, announcing charges against 38-year-old Robicheaux and 31-year-old Riley, accused them of teaming up to prey on women by meeting them at bars, drugging them – or coercing with copious amounts of alcohol – and then bringing them back to the man’s apartment to assault or rape them.
Other charges include oral copulation by anesthesia or controlled substance, assault with intent to commit an offense and possession of a controlled substance for sale.
Rackauckas said there is video of the despicable acts on one of the two victims who have come forward. Prosecutors believe that based on the videos and pictures found on the pair’s phones, there may be upwards of 1,000 other victims.
Rackauckas added that Robicheaux and Riley are two “clean-cut, good-looking people” who used their looks and charm to “prey” on their victims.
The two alleged victims came forward with encounters they had with the pair in 2016. In April of 2016, Jane Doe 1 was met by the two at a restaurant in Newport Beach and invited to a party. Once intoxicated, the 32-year-old woman was allegedly taken to Robicheaux’s apartment, where she was allegedly drugged and raped. She contacted Newport Beach police the next day and tested positive for multiple drugs, Rackauckas said. source
Prosecutors believe there may be many more alleged victims who may have met the pair at events like Burning Man and the Splash House Festival in Palm Springs.
Robicheaux is a well-known surgeon in Orange County and has treated sponsored athletes. He was also once featured on the Bravo show “Online Dating Rituals of the American Male.”
Anyone with possible information on the case should contact 911 immediately.