Real Grinders Founder Ray Davis Asks for New Judge in Child Sex Abuse Trial
4 years ago14 Dec
The disturbing case of Real Grinders founder Raymond Davis, who is facing child sexual abuse charges, took another twist ā the accused requesting a new judge for his trialā¦
As PokerTube revealed recently, 52-year old Davis was arrested earlier this year, almost 3 years after a warrant was issued for his arrest in connection with several accusations of sexual crimes against minors.
Davis is due to stand trial on nine charges of sex crimes against children, allegedly paying underage females for oral sex and to watch them shower while he masturbated.
This week in Las Vegas, Davis requested permission to address the court, despite his lawyer not being present.
Judge Linda Bell stated:
āSir, I really donāt think thatās a good idea without your lawyer being hereā, but Davis insisted āā¦ I know what Iām doingā, according to press reports of the exchange.
Davis then addressed the court, claiming: āFrom day one, it has been total bias against meā, having previously accused prosecutors and another judge of various unethical practices.
His earlier court outbursts saw his bail raised from $25,000 to $500,000 ā with āhouse arrestā and āhigh-level monitoringā included in the conditions.
In a recent jailhouse interview with 8newsnowās I-team investigative reporters, he claimed:
āI have been to massage parlors, I admit that. I have picked up girls off Craigslist. I admit that. But I have never, never in my life paid a girl, underage woman, girl, for sex.ā
Despite his protestations, Davis is also āalleged to have committed sex acts against children dating back to 2000ā, as well as reportedly offering the prosecutor $50,000 and āsaid he could give her information about a sex trafficking ringā.
Davis also claimed he had āmore than $17,000,000ā in poker winnings, although as we reported previously, he has only $1,663,459 in live cashes recorded on the Hendon Mob, the biggest being a $177,600 payout at the 2008 WSOP.
His request for a new trial judge was rejected by Judge Bell, who stated:
āSir, I canāt do that here. You are welcome to address that the next time that you are in the trial department."
Davis faces 35 years in prison if convicted, his trial scheduled for February 2020.
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