Officials: Doctor in abuse case wanted to impregnate women

Several women who had relationships with Kohut said he wanted to have children with them to create " 'taboo' families where the parents raise their children sexually," Assistant District Attorney Steven Moore said in court documents.

Moore also said that the FBI, Australian federal police, the Santa Cruz County sheriff's department and Seaside police department had previously investigated Kohut since 1997, but he has never been charged.

Officials with the sheriff's department and Seaside police did not immediately respond to phone messages left Monday seeking more details on their investigations of Kohut.

Rorty argued that Kohut does not pose a flight risk, does not represent a danger to the public and does not appear in video recordings or photos seized by police.

The district attorney's office added another felony charge last week after another alleged victim came forward.