Local Doctor Sentenced To Prison For Lying To Feds About 1989 Rape

A Sycamore Township man who admitted to tying up and repeatedly raping a woman in 1989 was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Wednesday for lying to federal investigators, according to prosecutors.

In September, Frederick Tanzer pled guilty to three charges of providing false statements to federal authorities. Tanzer is a medical doctor who has lived and practiced in Ohio, Kansas, and Colorado.

According to plea documents, Tanzer broke into a woman’s Cincinnati house on August 1, 1989, placed a knife to her throat, tied her up, and raped her repeatedly for roughly five and a half hours. According to authorities, Tanzer wore a mask during the incident…

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