( CNN ) -- The suspect in the September attack on a woman that led to the discovery of 11 bodies at his Ohio home pleaded not guilty Friday to charges that he raped and choked the woman . Bail for registered sex offender Anthony Sowell was set at $ 1 million on the rape charges . Bail had already been set at $ 5 million on five murder charges related to the grisly discovery of the bodies at his home in Cleveland . `` I do n't think a $ 1 million bond is unfair under the circumstances , '' Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge John O'Donnell said at Friday 's hearing . Sowell was arraigned Friday in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court on multiple charges , -- including attempted murder , rape and kidnapping -- connected to the September 22 assault on the 36-year-old woman . Sowell said he could not afford a lawyer , and O'Donnell appointed one . The victim encountered Sowell while walking in his Cleveland neighborhood , and he took her back to his home , where he became violent and raped her , Cuyahoga County prosecutors said . `` While raping her , he strangled her with a cord until she lost consciousness , '' the prosecutors said in a written statement . `` When she regained consciousness , he led her out of the house . '' Police investigating that case searched Sowell 's home and yard , finding the 11 bodies . Sowell , 50 , is charged with five counts of aggravated murder , rape , felonious assault and kidnapping in connection with those deaths . He served 15 years in prison for a 1989 attempted rape . He was released in 2005 . Neighbors and police have told CNN that other women were seen at Sowell 's home from time to time , and that he would offer them beer and other alcohol . Police say he also might have offered them drugs . Neighbors on October 20 reported seeing a naked woman fall from the second floor of the home . Firefighters and police responded and later notified police . But the woman told officers she fell off the roof while she was at the home `` partying , '' and no charges were filed . CNN 's Susan Candiotti contributed to this report .
Bail for Anthony Sowell set at $ 1 million on rape charges . Bail already set at $ 5 million on charges related to discovery of bodies at his home . Sowell , 50 , is a registered sex offender .