A Rome surgeon accused of raping a woman in Athens and hitting her in the head, rupturing her eardrum, was released from jail this week on a $52,700 bond, court records show.
Zachary Forrest Solomon, 34, faces four felonies after the alleged Oct. 13 incident that took place in an apartment off Wood Lake Drive, AJC.com previously reported. The victim knew Solomon, but police did not clarify how they knew each other.
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He was granted a $4,500 own recognizance bond Tuesday, and he also paid a $5,700 cash bond the same day, according to Clarke County court records.
As part of his bond requirements, Solomon is not allowed to contact any witnesses and he can't return to the county except for court proceedings or to meet with his attorney, the Athens Banner-Herald reported.
He’s also allowed to move to Pennsylvania where he has relatives, but he must waive extradition and surrender his passport, the newspaper reported.
Solomon, a University of Georgia graduate, had worked at Harbin Clinic in Rome as a cardiac surgeon since February, but he has since resigned, the clinic said in a prior statement to the Rome News-Tribune.
He faces charges of rape, aggravated assault, aggravated sodomy, aggravated battery and misdemeanor battery.
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