Cold-case charges: Man indicted in area nursing home patient’s rape in 2000

A 55-year-old Clermont County man accused of sexually assaulting a patient he was supposed to be caring for at a Mason retirement home 18 years ago has been indicted on two counts of rape.

Michael W. Schneider is accused of raping a patient at the Cedar Village Retirement Community on or about July 10, 2000, according to a complaint filed in Mason Municipal Court after his arrest last month.

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It remained unclear what evidence supported the arrest after almost 19 years.

An indictment, among those on a list released on Monday by the Warren County Prosecutor’s Office, indicates two counts of the first-degree felony rape charges were filed and alleges the rapes occurred sometime during the year 2000.

The description of the incident with the indictment refers to one victim and indicates the rapes occurred “when the other person’s ability to resist or consent is substantially impaired because of mental or physical condition or because of advanced age.”

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Warren County Prosecutor David Fornshell said there was one alleged victim, and the two counts allege oral and vaginal sex.

Schneider was arrested on Feb. 27 by Mason Detective Levi Wells, according to court records.

On Monday, Schneider remained in the jail without bond, pending his arraignment, set for 1 p.m., Wednesday.

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