May 23—JEFFERSON — Bart Alan Millard, of Ashtabula, has been charged with raping two children under the age of 13.
He was indicted on April 25 and charged with two counts of rape and first-degree criminal mischief.
On October 23, 2022, the alleged victims reported to Ashtabula police that they had been raped several times by Millard, and an investigation began the next day, according to police reports.
According to the indictment, the offenses 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 count.
The case has been assigned to Judge Marianne Sezon and a preliminary examination is scheduled for June 11 and a jury trial for July 26, according to court records.
