(CNN) A California surgeon and his girlfriend are in a state of disbelief days after prosecutors announced they would drop charges accusing the couple of drugging and raping women, they said.

"I feel like I finally woke up from a bad nightmare," Riley said. "I feel like I can breathe again."

"Still can't believe this happened to us," Robicheaux said.

The couple repeatedly denied the accusations since charges were filed in 2018, when the previous Orange County district attorney said they used their "good looks, charm" and drugs to lure women home and then raped them while they were unconscious or semiconscious.

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