Nearly five years after a Newport Beach doctor and his girlfriend were accused of drugging and raping multiple women in a criminal case that quickly became enmeshed in political battles, courtroom testimony over the past week has for the first time painted a clearer picture of the charges Dr. Grant Robicheaux and Cerissa Riley now face.
On July 9, Orange County Superior Court Judge Michael Leversen is scheduled to rule on whether there is enough evidence for the case to proceed to trial. The standard of proof during the current phase of the court process — known as a preliminary hearing — is lower than that of a jury trial, with the judge required to find probable cause rather than the “beyond a reasonable doubt” standard of a criminal trial.
The next thing Jane Doe 1 recalled was waking up feeling “loopy” in a state of undress next to her topless roommate on a bed in a dark bedroom in what turned out to be Robicheaux’s home. Unable to wake up her roommate, Jane Doe 1 got up and encountered Robicheaux in a bathroom. When she asked him what was going on and how they had gotten to the home, Robicheaux grabbed her arms and told her, “You wanted this, you wanted to come back here.
Attorney Philip Cohen, who represents Robicheaux, repeatedly asked Gamble why she hadn’t pressed Jane Doe 1 to explain inconsistencies in her story that came up during the three interviews the detective conducted with her. Those apparent inconsistencies included whether Jane Doe 1 was nude or partially clothed when she woke up, whether Robicheaux allegedly began to hit her before or after she fell to the floor and whether Robicheaux had a “demonic look on his face.
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