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Posted: 11:02 p.m. Monday, Oct. 22, 2012

Troy man pleads not guilty to 2 counts of rape

Ed Cotrell of Troy tells judge he is not guilty of child rape

By Steve.Baker@CMGOhio.com

Northern Bureau Chief

MIAMI COUNTY, Ohio —

A Troy man was arrested Friday in Piqua on a secret indictment charging him with two counts of rape. He was booked into the county jail and held until his arraignment Monday morning in Miami County Common Pleas Court in Troy. He is Ed Cotrell, age 60.

His alleged victim is under the age of 13, according to Lt. Decective Steve Lord from the Miami County Sheriff's Department.

Lord said the offenses reportedly happened in a park in rural Miami County.

Cotrell is held in jail on a $20,000 cash bond.

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