Attorneys for a former Westminster police detective will try to persuade a jury that he was under the influence of the antidepressant Zoloft and not responsible for the kidnapping and rape of a woman in 2010. 
 
 Det. Anthony Nicholas Orban was so overwhelmed by the prescription drug that he was mentally "unconscious" and "totally unaware of his actions," attorney James Blatt said outside a Rancho Cucamonga courtroom where his client's trial began Monday. 
 
 "But for the use of Zoloft, Mr. Orban would not have committed these acts," Blatt said. "Here you have a police officer and former Marine who for the last 10 years has been dedicated to protecting his country and protecting his community … this was totally out of character." 
 
 Orban's push for acquittal will have to overcome juror skepticism that has accompanied such defenses, as well as gripping testimony by the victim during her four hours on the stand Monday. 
 
 The detective is accused of abducting the then-25-year-old waitress, identified only as Jane Doe, on a Saturday evening as she walked to her car after leaving work at Ontario Mills mall. San Bernardino County Deputy Dist. Atty. Debbie Ploghaus told the jury that Orban, with his police service weapon drawn, forced the victim to drive her car up Interstate 15 to a self-storage facility in Fontana. 
 
 "I said, "Can I go now?,' " the victim said, recounting what happened when she parked. "He said there is something you need to do first. I think you know what it is." 
 
 For the next hour, she said, Orban sexually brutalized her in her SUV. At one point, the victim said, Orban snapped pictures with his iPhone, telling her to "smile for the camera," then sending the photos to a friend. He put a round in the chamber of his gun, then dragged the barrel down her cheek before sticking it in her mouth, punching her in the face and pulling her hair, she said. All the while, cars and pedestrians passed within feet of them, a security video from the storage lot showed. 

 
 
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 A former Westminster police detective accused of kidnapping a woman at gunpoint and raping her in 2010 will be allowed to present a defense that he was mentally “unconscious” during the attack because he was under the influence of the antidepressant Zoloft. 
 
 A San Bernardino County judge ruled Thursday that Anthony Nicholas Orban can present evidence that he was so overwhelmed by the prescription drug that he was not responsible for the attack, according to Orban’s lawyer, James Blatt. 
 
 The detective is accused of abducting a then-25-year-old waitress on a Saturday evening as she walked to her car after leaving work at Ontario Mills mall. Orban is accused of making her drive to a storage facility in Fontana, then attacking her. 
 
 San Bernardino County Deputy Dist. Atty. Debbie Ploghaus on Thursday rested her case against Orban, who faces life in prison if convicted of the rape and kidnapping charges. 
 
 Orban's attorney is scheduled to begin presenting his defense on Monday. 
 
 [For the Record, 7:50 p.m. May 17: An earlier version of this post incorrectly said a San Bernardino County judge ruled Friday in the Anthony Nicholas Orban case. The judge made the ruling Thursday.] 
 
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 Photo: Defense attorney James Blatt, left, and Anthony Nicholas Orban, a former Westminster police detective, listen to testimony Monday in San Bernardino County Superior Court in Rancho Cucamonga. Credit: Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times
– A former southern California police detective charged with kidnapping and raping a 25-year-old waitress at gunpoint will be allowed to use a "Zoloft defense," a judge has ruled. Lawyers for Anthony Nicholas Orban aim to prove he's not guilty because he was mentally "unconscious" and "totally unaware of his actions" during the attack due to the influence of the antidepressant, reports the Los Angeles Times. "But for the use of Zoloft, Mr. Orban would not have committed these acts," said his attorney. "Here you have a police officer and former Marine who for the last 10 years has been dedicated to protecting his country and protecting his community. This was totally out of character." The victim has testified that Orban punched her in the face, stuck the barrel of his gun in her mouth, and snapped photos of her with his iPhone, telling her to "smile for the camera." If his "not guilty by reason of unconsciousness" defense fails, Orban could be sentenced to life behind bars.