Woman chained up, repeatedly raped recounts horrifying experience

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A woman says she’s haunted by anxiety and nightmares after, according to police, a man chained her up and repeatedly raped her last month.

She spoke out publicly for the first time Monday as police look for the suspect, 28-year-old Maurice Nelson. He’s facing multiple charges, including rape, criminal confinement, battery by bodily waste and intimidation.

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To protect her identity, we will refer to the victim as “Jane.”

“It’s hard for me to sleep at night,” Jane said.

IMPD detectives said they found her naked and locked to the ground two weeks ago in the basement of an Indianapolis home. The chains are gone, but she’s still locked to the memories.

“I have to take anxiety and sleep medicine,” she said. “I feel like I see his shadow or feel some movement coming.”

Court documents say she told police she traveled to Indianapolis and planned to stay at a northwest side hotel. On July 10, she talked to Nelson for the first time over a phone chat line. Documents say he offered her money and asked her to drink and watch a movie.

She agreed to meet him, and he took her to a home on Norwaldo Avenue.

“We go back to the house, we start drinking, listening to music and stuff and then he asked me: Do I want to go back in his room and chill? So I’m like, ‘OK,’” Jane said.

The victim said Nelson started performing oral sex on her.

She struggled to talk about what happened next.

“He pepper sprayed me,” she said. “I was confused because I’ve never been pepper sprayed.”

With blurred vision, she said she tried to fight Nelson.

“After that he took out a police baton and beat me with it and told me to get on the ground,” Jane said. “He was acting like he was the police. He was like, come on, I got her, ya’ll. Bring the paddy wagon.”

Jane said Nelson shackled her and took her to the basement. Police said he chained her feet to the ground and her neck to a pole. The victim said Nelson raped her multiple times, whenever he wanted.

“He hit me in the face. Slapped me. Spit in my face,” she said. “At times I felt like I should just kill myself. Him telling me I’ll never see my kids no more. My family, they’re not going to miss me because I’m a whore.”

She said he told her he planned to get her pregnant and keep her in his basement for years.

“He fantasized about this. He said he planned this for months,” Jane said.

Whenever he left the house, she said he taped her mouth and played radios to drown out the sound of her screams. On July 14, she took off the tape and screamed loud enough for a neighbor to come to the window, according to a court document.

“I heard him say, am I okay? And I was like, no. Call 911. Screaming, help,” she said.

Police searched the house and found the victim, a baton, a handcuff key, pepper spray, tape, handcuffs, a padlock and a silver chain, among other items. They found a receipt from July 11 for batteries, a speaker and a padlock.

“When I got in the ambulance I just felt like he was watching me the whole time, like he was watching nearby,” Jane said. “I feel like he wasn’t done doing what he wanted to do to me.”

Jane said Nelson told her he planned to kidnap other women. She fears he’ll find her or target another woman if police don’t find him soon.

“I’m going through a lot right now,” Jane said. “Mentally, physically, financially.”

Police said Nelson has a red tattoo across his chest that says “Prince.” The victim said he also has multiple skulls and skeleton tattoos.

If you have information on this case, call Crime Stoppers at 317-262-TIPS (8477).