An 89-year-old Cleveland man was arraigned on six counts each of rape, kidnapping and gross sexual imposition in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Thursday.
Jolly B. Smith pleaded not guilty to all 18 counts. Smith is accused of molesting a 32-year-old developmentally disabled woman that he befriended.
The victim said that the abuse started in June 2009 and continued until March of this year. Police learned of the abuse when they were called to the Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities Center.
Smith’s bond was set at $10,000. He has been ordered to take an HIV test and to stay away from the victim.
Smith has posted his bond and is set to appear in court for a pre-trial hearing May 19 at 9 a.m., four days before his 90th birthday.
