Man accused in rape outside East Midlothian bar

YOUNGSTOWN —A 26-year-old South Side man is accused of raping a 22-year-old woman outside an East Midlothian Avenue bar.

Frank L. Sanders, who rents an apartment near the bar on East Midlothian, was video-arraigned Friday in municipal court on a rape charge. Judge Robert A. Douglas Jr. set bond at $250,000 and ordered that if the bond is posted, Sanders be placed on electronically monitored house arrest. The judge also instructed Sanders to have no contact with the accuser.

The woman was interviewed by Patrolwoman Shawna-Cie Ott around 1 a.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Health Center. The hospital did a rape examination and turned the evidence over to police.

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