SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — A prosecutor’s request to prosecute the man accused of killing California college student Kristin Smart, who went missing 25 years ago, with rape has been refused by a court.
According to the San Luis Obispo Tribune, the court denied the DA’s petition and set a preliminary hearing in the murder case for Aug. 2.
Her corpse was never discovered.
The Floreses’ lawyers have disputed that their clients did anything illegal. According to KEYT, a lawyer for Paul Flores termed the prosecution’s move to add the rape accusations a “publicity stunt” on Wednesday.