Though her mother grew up in Los Angeles and vacationed on Balboa Peninsula in Newport Beach, Harman says shed never been to Orange County except to visit a college boyfriend from La Habra. But it isnt merely an entertainment thing, she says. Grant Robicheaux, 38, is an orthopedic surgeon in Newport Beach, Calif. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. I was on the East Coast in my husbands parents house in rural Maryland, tuning into these hearings and getting permission to record them, she says. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG), Grant Robicheaux, left, and Cerissa Riley, the Newport Beach doctor and his girlfriend accused of drugging and raping multiple women, arrive at Orange County Superior Court Harbor Justice Center in Newport Beach on Feb. 7. Kearns, who has spent nearly 30 years in law enforcement, began looking into Robicheaux and Riley, a former schoolteacher, in late 2017 after learning of several reports taken by Newport Beach. He received media attention in 2018 after he was accused of drugging and sexually assaulting multiple women. The Times reviewed a redacted copy of the memo, which was filed in court Thursday. Grant Robicheaux is an American surgeon who appeared on an episode of the 2014 Bravo reality show Online Dating Rituals of the American Male. 39-year-old Grant William Robicheaux and 32-year-old Cerissa Laura Riley entering the Harbor Justice Center in Newport Beach, Calif., on Feb. 7, 2020. The pair allegedly gave the victim multiple drugs and then sexually assaulted her while she was incapable of resisting. Justine Harman, whose previous podcasts include the series Broken Harts and The Baron of Botox, thought the story merited a podcast of its own. Boston's Grant Williams rated a medium-high flight risk in free agency I went to Woodys and Sharkeez and the Cannery. Over three months, the prosecutors reexamined thousands of photographs and videos taken from the couples computers, hundreds of hours of audio recordings, thousands of pages of documents and tens of thousands of text messages between Robicheaux and Riley spanning a four-year period. With Barry on the loose, all Gene, Fuches, Hank, and Sally can do is crumble as they wait to see who hes coming for first. Prosecutors have now indicated that the case will focus on two female victims which didnt include Jane Doe #1. Reporting the podcast during the pandemic did come with a sliver of a silver lining. The district attorney showed reporters video of Robicheaux from a now-canceled Bravo TV show called Online Dating Rituals of the American Male in an episode titled Threes A Crowd.. Well never sell your personal information. Some videos show women who appear to be highly intoxicated beyond the ability to consent or resist, and theyre barely responsive to the defendants sexual advances. Grant Robicheaux, left, and Cerissa Riley, the Newport Beach doctor and his girlfriend accused of drugging and raping multiple women, listen during a hearing in Orange County Superior Court on. Swingers, premieres with two episodes on Monday, March 29, and then will arrive in weekly installments thereafter. Since the charges were filed in 2018, additional victims have come forward from across the country, including from Nevada, Southern California, and New York, but those cases were ultimately dismissed. "The prosecutor now seeks charges that involve one alleged victim who claims she was drugged with the intent to commit rape. Ashley Flowers tells you the story of the Burger Chef Murders and what happened to Ruth Shelton, Danny Davis, Mark Flemmonds, and Jayne Friedt in hopes that someone, somewhere, listening to this podcast, might hold the single piece of information needed to reinvigorate this case. As Harman was planning a move from New York City to Los Angeles early in 2020, she decided to take a deeper look at the case. He regularly covers the Oscars and the Emmys, goes to Comic-Con and Coachella, reviews pop music, and conducts interviews with authors and actors, musicians and directors, a little of this and a whole lot of that. Attorneys for Dr. Grant Robicheaux and Cerissa Riley argued that the warrant to search the residence at 202 44th St. for drugs and DNA should be quashed and anything found during the. Robicheaux is a. Todd Spitzer of sabotaging the prosecution of the case and retaliating against her for investigating the couple, according to a lawsuit filed against the county this week. criticized the top-to-bottom review of the case. Prosecutors added that seven other victims had been dragged through the mud and there still isnt enough evidence for convictions in those cases. As Harman was planning a move from New York City to Los Angeles early in 2020, she decided to take a deeper look at the case. Over the course of this episode, Low looks closely at Terry as a suspect and also reminds the listener that its really easy to assume we know things about the lives of victims, when in fact, its rare that we can know the truth. And I was like, What a crazy thing. The request, however, was denied by Orange County Superior Court Judge Gregory Jones. Join Nancy Grace for her new online video series designed to help you protect what you love most your children. And then other people come and they ask you to tell it again. Sometimes the most beautiful places hide the darkest secrets. This ten-part podcast series covers the still unfolding case of a pair of alleged serial rapists. And then a bunch of people listen to the story, they take notes, and they walk away. When the charges against Newport Beach orthopedic surgeon and former Bravo reality star Dr. Grant Robicheaux and his girlfriend, substitute teacher Cerissa . Rackauckus initially filed the case against Robicheaux and Riley in 2018 as he ran for re-election against challenger Todd Spitzer, who ultimately defeated him. Swingers is a term that feels old-fashioned even to Harman, though ultimately, as she considered what it means today, it became the podcasts title. Newport Beach surgeon and reality TV star Grant Robicheaux and his girlfriend Cerissa Riley faced decades in prison for allegedly drugging and raping multiple women. As a journalist, I dont want to raise my eyebrows at that. The D.As office held a press conference asking for other possible victims to come forward in Santa Ana on Tuesday, September 18, 2018. Shortly after Spitzer took over as the countys top prosecutor, the resources for the investigation shrunk considerably and he removed Walker from the case. In this 10-part series, host Jake Brennan, is diving deep into the most notorious armored truck robbery cases in North America and beyond to figure out what fuels these perpetrators and the investigators whose job it is to catch them. The second defendant, being a female, is key. Its been really interesting finding out who they were before because it isnt necessarily what youd expect, she says. And when a search warrant resulted in a haul that included unlawful guns, drugs, cash, and a mountain of digital evidence, the two were accused of drugging and rapingmanyvictims. The D.As office said on Friday, September 21, 2018 that more potential victims had come forward. If the rest of the year keeps up at this pace, podcasting will be in a good creative place. On Oct. 2, 2016, the defendants allegedly drank alcohol with another woman at a Newport Beach bar until she was unconscious, brought her to Robicheauxs apartment and sexually assaulted her. This week, Tom and Shiv get it on. Sexual assault is a traumatic topic, and then, too, no trial has yet been held; the case remains open-ended for now as Robicheaux and Riley have been neither convicted nor acquitted. What that process is like to retell your story over and over again and not have a resolution, and not know which way its going to go.. The top-to-bottom review of the case against Grant Robicheaux, 40, and Cerissa Riley, 33, ordered by Spitzer was . The Mountbatten-Windsors have been recastagain. Swingers is a term that feels old-fashioned even to Harman, though ultimately, as she considered what it means today, it became the podcasts title. Orange County Dist. Terms of Use / Privacy Policy / Manage Newsletters, - ThisisRed Collar. The case seemed made for the true-crime genre: Allegations of drinking, drugs and sex. Harman didnt know it at the time, but as she started work on the podcast she was stepping into the case at its messiest point. District Attorney Tony Rackauckas asked during a press conference in Santa Ana on September 18, 2018, that other alleged victims come forward. You\'ll receive the next newsletter in your inbox. Harriette Cole: My friend's mom didn't recognize me at my job, and she was very rude, Ask Amy: I put a security camera in my room, and what I saw was creepy, Ask Amy: My fiancee's family says I'm not invited, and she's going without me, 'Total dominance': Steph Curry breaks NBA Game 7 record, leads Warriors over Kings, Dear Abby: The reason her fiance hid his phone was something she never guessed, Mortgage fees to rise for buyers with high credit scores, fall for those with lower scores, Kurtenbach: Game 7 is likely not win-or-go-home for the Warriors it's win-or-break-up, Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. In 2014, Spirit called 911 to announce that hed killed his adult daughter and six of his grandchildren and said he would be waiting for the police on the back porch of his home in the tiny town of Bell, Florida, where he planned to kill himself. So, Ben and Tinku conduct their own investigation. With help from some of the biggest names in magazines, Justine Harman brings dead stories back to life. 9 TV Shows and Movies to Watch the Week of March 28, 2021 - Glamour It debuts on Monday, March 29, 2021. She said the investigators reached their conclusions while looking into alleged misconduct by a D.A.s office employee who was involved in the Robicheaux case and based their findings on a small part of the full review. Spitzer apologized to Robicheaux and Riley. As the case moved through the legal system, Harmans focus which had initially been on the couple still awaiting trial moved to the women who had accused the couple and whose lives also remained in limbo years later. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google, This password will be used to sign into all. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG). Sam and Joel reach a new level of intimacy. Reporting the podcast during the pandemic did come with a sliver of a silver lining. He was a successful orthopedic surgeon, whod been featured on reality TV, voted Bachelor of the Year by the well-to-do locals, and boasted a gorgeous girlfriend, Cerissa Riley, who many assumed was a model. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG), Booking mug of Cerissa Laura Riley, 31, who is charged with sexually assaulting two women by use of drugs with Grant William Robicheaux, 38. Bail being set at $1 million apiece. One of the suspects accusers, whose case was previously dismissed, said she wanted to testify anyway. More than anything, the thing I wanted to explore or shine a light on is what happens if youre a woman who comes forward and says, Something terrible happened to me, Harman says. Privacy Policy and Spitzer apologized to Robicheaux and Riley. The lure is, again, this voyeuristic thing, like, Oh my gosh, people really do that? Harman says. County Counsel Leon Page said Friday that he had not yet received a copy of the lawsuit and did not immediately have a comment. Orthopedic surgeon Grant W. Robicheaux, 38, of Newport Beach and Cerissa Laura Riley, 31, of Brea were arrested Sept. 12 after being charged with rape by use of drugs, oral copulation by anesthesia or controlled substance, and other crimes, Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas told a news conference in Santa Ana. When the charges against Newport Beach orthopedic surgeon and former Bravo reality starDr. Grant Robicheauxand his girlfriend, substitute teacherCerissa Riley, were revealed back in September of 2018, the world gawked at the unlikely criminals. Swingers is a new podcast by Justine Harman and Audiochuck, the story of a Newport Beach doctor and his girlfriend who are charged with drugging and sexually assaulting women they met in bars around town. We believe the defendants used their good looks and charm to lower the inhibitions of their potential prey, Rackauckas said, releasing an array of information about many locations and events associated with Robicheaux and Riley. Its a Wonderful Lie imagines the messy stories hidden behind the perfect holiday newsletters. It debuts on Monday, March 29, 2021. 'Bonnie and Clyde of Rapists': Victim Begs Judge to Keep Case Against According to prosecutors, Robicheaux and Riley met a 32-year-old woman at a Newport Beach restaurant on April 10, 2016, invited her to a party and then escorted her to Robicheauxs apartment when she was intoxicated. That's Messed Up: An SVU Podcast: E95: Plastic Swingers, journalist Justine Harman reexamines the case of Newport Beach surgeon Grant Robicheaux and his girlfriend Cerissa Riley.