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Former Pepper Pike police officer Jeffrey L. Martin speaks with his attorney, David Snow, during his appearance Wednesday in Bedford Municipal Court. Martin is accused of rape and menacing by stalking.

(Evan MacDonald, cleveland.com)

BEDFORD -- A Bedford Municipal Court judge set bond at $1 million for a former Pepper Pike police officer charged with rape and menacing by stalking.

Jeffrey L. Martin, 55, of Bainbridge Township is accused of raping a woman in September 2014. The woman has also reported at least four stalking incidents since August, according to court records.

Martin waived his right to a preliminary hearing during a court appearance Wednesday. The case will be bound over to the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court where a grand jury will decide what charges the former officer will face.

Defense attorney David Snow declined to comment after the hearing.

Judge Brian J. Melling ordered that Martin remain at the Bedford Jail until he surrenders weapons he keeps at his house.

Melling also approved the woman's request for temporary protection order against Martin.

The woman came to the Bedford Police Department on Dec. 7 to accuse Martin of rape. Martin followed her to the police department that day, according to a police report.

A Bedford sergeant spoke to him, but Martin told the sergeant he had "nothing to say," the report says.

Martin called the Springdale Police Department on Aug. 9 and identified himself as a Pepper Pike officer. Martin asked Springdale officers to follow a car as part of an investigation. The woman's brother owns the car, court records say.

Two days later the woman received a letter from Martin, court records say.

Martin followed her Nov. 15 to Whole Foods in Woodmere and to Ursuline College in Pepper Pike. Martin told Ursuline College security that he was a private investigator, according to court records.

Detectives obtained a warrant for Martin's arrest Friday. They arrested him just after 2:30 p.m. Monday after stopping his Nissan pickup on Crackle Road in Aurora, police said.

Martin had no prior criminal history prior to his arrest on Monday, records say.

He served a month-long suspension and three single-day suspensions while working for the Pepper Pike Police Department from Dec. 12, 1991 to Aug. 20, 2014, a review of his personnel file shows. Two of those suspensions were the result of incidents involving women.

Martin retired last year amid another investigation into his conduct toward a woman, Pepper Pike Chief Michael Cannon said Monday.

Martin previously worked for the East Cleveland Police Department from Sept. 28, 1986 to Dec. 17, 1991.