Man accused of Alaska rape indicted for Nevada sex assault

  • By The Associated Press
  • Thursday, February 2, 2017 11:25am
  • News

LAS VEGAS — A 38-year-old man previously charged with raping a woman and holding her captive for weeks in an Alaska cabin is now accused of sexually assaulting a woman at a Las Vegas motel in 2004.

A grand jury indicted Daniel Selovich, also known as Pirate, on one count of sexual assault with use of a deadly weapon.

The Las Vegas victim told police she was raped and beaten by a man who broke into her motel room.

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Selovich’s attorney says she wants the case dismissed because the victim hasn’t cooperated with authorities.

The suspect was recently extradited from Alaska after his DNA was discovered on a rape kit.

Selovich was charged with sexual assault and kidnapping in Alaska in 2015, but the victim died before trial and the charges were dropped.

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