Motion to add additional rape charges against Paul Flores denied
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. - The man charged in the death of Kristin Smart appeared in court on Wednesday, but avoided facing additional rape charges.
Paul Flores appeared in San Luis Obispo Superior Court for a motions hearing in what is sure to be a lengthy legal process.
The hearing opened with Flores attorney Robert Sanger asking Judge Craig van Rooyen to close the proceeding to the media and public. Van Rooyen denied that request by the Flores team.
Two additional rape charges were among the subjects of Wednesday s motions hearing. Prosecutors motioned to amend the original charges against Flores to include two rape charges in Los Angeles County from 2011 and 2017.
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