A not-guilty plea has been entered in the case of a 37-year-old man accused of repeatedly raping a woman and holding her captive for five weeks in rural Alaska.
The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports Daniel Selovich of Manley Springs was arraigned Tuesday in Fairbanks Superior Court, where his public defender entered a not-guilty plea on his behalf.
The attorney also requested a jury trial for Selovich, who faces kidnapping, sexual assault and assault charges.
The woman told Alaska State Troopers Selovich took her to his property south of Manley Springs on Oct. 1 and held her there while raping and beating her.
The woman contacted a friend through Facebook Messenger, and Selovich was arrested Nov. 8 when he and the woman were brought to Fairbanks. The woman was hospitalized.
