Former Blue Lake Police Chief David Gundersen pleaded not guilty to the 33 charges now against him during his arraignment Monday.

The Humboldt County District Attorney’s Office added 14 new charges against Gundersen based on testimony during his preliminary hearing in April.

“Jane Doe 1” testified that Gundersen engaged in non-consensual sex with her once a month for about two years. During that time, she testified, she took Lunesta – a sleep aid.

Based on that, District Attorney Paul Gallegos said he submitted 26 counts of spousal rape with an intoxicant.

According to court documents, Gundersen allegedly raped Doe 1 once a month between January 2006 and February 2008.

The District Attorney’s Office also filed a count of suspicion of kidnapping to commit rape – pertaining to “Jane Doe 2” – despite Judge John F. Feeney’s ruling on April 30 that no kidnapping took place.

Feeney modified the charge to rape by force.

Gallegos said he thinks there is enough evidence to warrant the kidnapping charge.

Gundersen’s attorney, Russell Clanton, said during the arraignment that he retained his right to demurrer, which is a motion to dismiss some or all of the charges against his client.

This could lead to a 995 motion, Gallegos said, which is when a judge reviews the transcripts from the preliminary hearing to determine if there is probable cause for the charges.

Gundersen did not waive his right to a speedy trial, which means a trial date must be set within 60 days of the arraignment.

Gallegos expects that the trial should take at least a week and a half. Clanton put the time frame at four to five weeks at least, including jury selection.

Gundersen’s trial is set for June 30, with his trial confirmation scheduled for June 18.

He is being held at the Humboldt County jail on a $1.25 million bail.