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Doctor, Girlfriend Charged With Drugging, Raping Women; Hundreds Of Victims Possible

Grant Robicheaux, 38, is an orthopedic surgeon who appeared on a 2014 reality TV show. Prosecutors say videos found on his phone show the apparent assaults of many women too intoxicated to consent.
Grant Robicheaux and Cerissa Riley have been arrested and charged with rape and assault. Authorities say there may be hundreds of victims based on the video footage they have examined.

A California doctor and his girlfriend have been charged with drugging and then sexually assaulting two women – and video evidence suggests there could be hundreds of other women who may not realize they were victims.

Grant Robicheaux, 38, is an orthopedic surgeon in Newport Beach, Calif. In April 2014, he appeared on an episode of the short-lived Bravo reality show Online Dating Rituals of the American Male. Before that, Orange Coast Magazine named him a 2013 bachelor of the year.

Orange County prosecutors say that Robicheaux and his girlfriend, 31-year-old Cerissa Riley, used charm and good looks to disarm women, get

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