SYCAMORE TOWNSHIP, Ohio —

A Sycamore Township man and former doctor has pleaded guilty to lying to investigators about a 1989 rape case, according to the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio.

Frederick Tanzer was indicted last December on four counts of making false statements to an agency or officer of the United States and two counts of making or using a false document or writing. Advertisement

On Friday, Tanzer, 66, admitted to three counts of the crime, each punishable by up to five years in prison.

According to federal investigators, Tanzer was identified as a suspect in the cold-case rape after agents collected DNA evidence from a cup that Tanzer discarded at a BMV.

Federal investigators said Tanzer is a medical doctor who has lived and practiced medicine

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