INDIANAPOLIS -- Police are searching for a man who is accused of kidnapping, imprisoning and raping a woman in an Indianapolis house in July.
According to court documents, Maurice Nelson, 28, met up with the 23-year-old woman through a phone service on July 10 at a hotel room, then took her to a house on the 4500 block of Norwaldo Avenue.
Once they were inside, Nelson sprayed her with pepper spray, beat her and handcuffed her before walking her down to the basement, officials say.
Once in the basement, he chained her leg shackles to the floor and put a chain around her neck, then chained that to a pole.
She told police he repeatedly raped and threatened her while she was in the basement.
She was in the basement for four days before a neighbor heard her screaming and called police. Police found her shackled in the basement.
There is an active warrant for Nelson. In addition to the photo above, he was described as black with short, balding hair. He has a tattoo on his chest that reads "Prince" in red letters. He also has a tattoo of a woman in a dress and a cross on his arm. He is 5-foot-9-inches tall, and weighs 200 pounds.
The woman identified Nelson in a photo lineup.
Nelson has been charged with the following:
- Three counts of rape
- Criminal confinement
- Battery by means of a deadly weapon
- Intimidation
- Battery resulting in bodily injury
- Interference with the reporting of a crime
- Battery by bodily waste
