Body find house owner denies rape
A registered sex offender from Cleveland, Ohio in the US, has pleaded not guilty to an alleged attack that prompted a search and the discovery of 11 bodies at his home.
Fifty-year-old Anthony Sowell appeared in court today and entered not guilty pleas to charges of rape, kidnapping, attempted murder and felonious assault.
The charges are from Sowell’s arrest last month in a September 22 sexual attack. The report of the attack led to the search of his home.
Common Pleas Judge John O’Donnell set bond at $1m (€672,201) on the charges and continued Sowell’s $5m (€3.36m) bond from last week, when he was charged with five counts of aggravated murder.
The judge appointed a lawyer for Sowell. The attorney, Brian McGraw, had no immediate comment.
