Ashtabula man charged with rape | News

JEFFERSON – Bart Alan Millard of Ashtabula has been accused of raping two children under the age of 13.

On April 25, he was charged with two counts of first-degree rape.

On October 23, 2022, the alleged victims reported to Ashtabula Police that they had been raped multiple times by Millard, and the next day, according to police reports, an investigation began.

According to the indictment, the crimes occurred between January 1, 2012 and December 31, 2013.

Millard was arraigned on May 15 and pleaded not guilty. Bail was set at $50,000, with conditions attached to each charge.

The case has been assigned to Judge Marianne Sezon and a pretrial is scheduled for June 11 and a jury trial for July 26, according to court records.