Prosecutors ask to drop most charges in doctor rape case
FILE - In this Friday, Feb. 7, 2020, file photo, Grant Robicheaux, center, and Cerissa Riley, arrive at Orange County Superior Court Harbor Justice Center in Newport Beach, Calif. State prosecutors want to drop most sex crime charges filed against a reality TV doctor and his girlfriend, who are accused of drugging and raping several women at their Southern California home. The attorney general s office, which took over the case last year, asked an Orange County judge on Friday, May 14, 2021, to drop charges involving six of seven alleged victims. (Mark Rightmire/The Orange County Register via AP, File)
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The Orange County District Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday the creation of a special unit to prosecute hate crimes.
The unit is staffed by three prosecutors and two investigators, and is supervised by the district attorney’s head of special prosecutions.
“Hate will not be tolerated here,” District Attorney Todd Spitzer said in a statement.
The unit will prosecute crimes based on bias against a victim’s race, color, religion, national origin, actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or gender.
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The unit’s work will include training law enforcement on how to effectively investigate hate crimes so they can be successfully prosecuted.
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The only survivor of the mass shooting at an office building in Orange, California, in March that left four people, including her 9-year-old son, dead was released Wednesday from the hospital.
Blanca Ismeralda Tamayo was released from UCI Medical Center on Wednesday, two bullets still lodged in her head. Tamayo will be recovering at home from injuries she suffered in the March 31 shooting at the real estate office where she worked. Download our NBC Washington app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.
Among the fatally wounded victims were her 9-year-old son, Matthew Farias, and her 28-year-old daughter, Jenevieve Raygoza, herself a mother of two young children.
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The only survivor of the mass shooting at an Orange office building in March that left four people, including her 9-year-old son, dead was released Wednesday from the hospital.
Blanca Ismeralda Tamayo was released from UCI Medical Center on Wednesday, two bullets still lodged in her head. Tamayo will be recovering at home from injuries she suffered in the March 31 shooting at the real estate office where she worked. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get the latest breaking news and local stories.
Among the fatally wounded victims were her 9-year-old son, Matthew Farias, and her 28-year-old daughter, Jenevieve Raygoza, herself a mother of two young children.
NBC Universal, Inc.
The only survivor of the mass shooting at an office building in Orange, California, in March that left four people, including her 9-year-old son, dead was released Wednesday from the hospital.
Blanca Ismeralda Tamayo was released from UCI Medical Center on Wednesday, two bullets still lodged in her head. Tamayo will be recovering at home from injuries she suffered in the March 31 shooting at the real estate office where she worked.
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to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.
Among the fatally wounded victims were her 9-year-old son, Matthew Farias, and her 28-year-old daughter, Jenevieve Raygoza, herself a mother of two young children.