Prosecutor Seeks Additional Charge for South Windsor Man Accused of Brutal Rape in East Windsor

The South Windsor man recently charged with the brutal rape of a woman in East Windsor will be prosecuted as a persistent sexual offender after a prosecutor filed the additional charge in court on Tuesday, according to the Hartford Courant.

The Courant reports that James Polk, 43, who is a registered sex offender, could see an increased penalty with the new charge.

Polk pleaded not guilty on Tuesday. He was arrested on charges of first-degree sexual assault, first-degree kidnapping, first-degree strangulation and violation of probation earlier this month.

Polk is being held on a $1 million bond for allegedly raping an exotic dancer in a beating so brutal, an East Windsor police detective told NBC Connecticut that the woman’s injuries were some of the worst he’s seen in 19 years of police work.

Polk allegedly picked up the woman from Mardi Gras II, a strip club in East Windsor, on March 5 and took her to the business he manages, Power Service Concepts at 8 Thompson Road, and eventually raped her at knife-point.

The woman was able to call 911 and East Windsor police officers interrupted the assault in progress and Polk slashed his own throat as officers, at gunpoint, ordered him to drop the knife and were about to deploy a Taser on him.

East Windsor police have said that they received a 911 hang-up call just before 3 a.m. that was believed to be a female in medical distress.

The victim ran to the police once officers arrived and Polk confronted officers with a knife in his hand. At gunpoint, the officers ordered him to drop the knife and they were about to deploy the Taser on him, when the Polk turned the knife onto himself and cut his own throat, according to police.

Officers provided medical attention to the suspect and victim, both of whom were transported to Hartford Hospital for treatment.

Pictured: James Polk, 43, courtesy of the East Windsor Police Department

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