EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, Mo. - A Missouri woman was held captive in a basement room for about a month and was raped repeatedly before she was able to escape, according to charging documents filed Tuesday.The suspect, 39-year-old Timothy M.
Haslett of Excelsior Springs, Missouri, was arrested Friday and appeared in court by video Tuesday from the Clay County jail.Judge Louis Angles entered a not guilty plea on Haslett's behalf on charges of first-degree rape or attempted rape, first-degree kidnapping and second-degree assault.
He is jailed on $500,000 bond and told the court on Tuesday that he needs a public defender to represent him.Police tape blocks off the residence of Timothy M.
Haslett Jr., after the home was boarded up and fenced off in Excelsior Springs, Missouri. (Credit: WDAF) The victim was found early Friday, wearing latex lingerie and a metal collar with what appeared to be a padlock on the front, the Kansas City Star reported.