Attorneys for the accused argued for a special independent prosecutor, but that was denied by another judge. Spitzer’s office was eventually recused from the case and the attorney general’s office took over. That drew protests from several accusers and an Orange County Superior Court judge refused to toss the case. Spitzer criticized Rackauckas’ handling of the case, with then-candidate Spitzer questioning why Rackauckas did not move faster to file it.Īfter he was elected, Spitzer called for an internal review of the case, assigned two new prosecutors to the matter and then moved to dismiss all of the charges. Todd Spitzer was running to unseat former D.A. It turned into a political football when now-Orange County Dist. The case has seen multiple twists since it was filed five years ago. Robicheaux also faces two felony counts of possession of an assault weapon. They also face four misdemeanor counts of possession of a controlled substance.
Robicheaux and Riley still face single felony counts each of poisoning and sale of phencyclidine and sale or transport of a controlled substance. Leversen dismissed two felony counts each of administering a drug and assault with the intent to commit a sex offense against the defendants. He also pointed to their “refusal to be examined” after the alleged sex assaults. Grant Robicheaux, 42, and Cerissa Riley, 36. Orange County Superior Court Judge Michael Leversen said he found the accusers “incompetent” and cited “various differing statements through the years” of what happened when they encountered Dr. An Orange County Superior Court judge Friday gutted a sexual assault case against a Newport Beach hand surgeon and his girlfriend who were accused of drugging and assaulting two women, but ordered them to stand trial on drug charges, with the doctor also still facing gun charges.
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