Attorneys are now alleging a fired Warren City police officer accused of rape had even more alleged victims.

During an arraignment hearing in the Trumbull County Court of Common Pleas on Monday, attorneys have alleged that even more victims have come forward accusing former officer Michael Edwards Jr. of rape.

Back in January, the first alleged victim came forward prompting a police investigation that led to Edwards being charged with multiple counts of rape and aggravated burglary, all with firearm specifications.

Later in March, Edwards was indicted with the grand jury declining to indict him on the aggravated burglary charges. However, new charges were added and a second alleged victim had been named.

Then during an arraignment hearing the following Monday, prosecutors alleged that Edwards had at least five in this case with prosecutors stating one came forward to the prosecution on Thursday.

"This is sort of a rapidly changing and rapidly evolving situation where victims continue to come forward, and we can't control that," Prosecutor Gabe Wildman said. Edwards had been with the Warren Police Department for 18 years. 

Wildman says at least one of these incidents was caught on video when Edwards allegedly forced one of the victims to perform oral sex on him in a hotel room and threatened to contact organizations she deals with and make disparaging allegations about her if she did not comply with him.

According to Wildman, this victim set up her cell phone to capture this sexual interaction with Edwards.

Wildman went on to say during jail calls between Edwards and his wife, who is still employed by the Warren Police Department, Edwards allegedly stated he hopes one of the victims overdoses and dies and hopes she gets hit by an 18-wheeler "so she can get run over 18 times."

Wildman says he does expect additional charges to be filed.

During the arraignment hearing, an attorney representing Edwards advocated for a reduction in bond and for Edwards to be placed on house arrest instead of jail.

Edwards's attorneys argued that it would be easier to communicate with Edwards at his home and that there are certain things such as computers with video evidence on it that he could not bring into the jail.

The defense also argued that Edwards has no prior criminal record and the defense has no reason to believe he would try to evade court.

However, prosecutors are asking for Edwards to be held without bond or at the very least for bond to be set at $1 million.

In the end, Judge Cynthia Rice ruled that Edwards's bond remain at $750,000 cash surety.

Edwards remains in jail and is due back in court April 1 at 1:30 p.m.