Bond set at $235K for Springfield man accused of choking, raping woman

A Springfield man has been charged with multiple felonies after being accused of choking and raping a woman.

Shawn Sims, 45, of Springfield, has been charged with rape, kidnapping, abduction and felonious assault. Sims was given a bond of $235,000 on Monday morning.

He is listed as an inmate in the Clark County Jail and is due back in court for a pre-trial hearing on Thursday afternoon.

According to an affidavit filed in the case, officers were dispatched to Springfield Regional Medical Center on Jan. 16 to interview “a female who was assaulted.” The victim had scratch marks and bruising consistent with being choked on her lower neck and upper chest, the affidavit said.

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“She was crying and fearful to speak and would not make eye contact with us,” the affidavit said. “She stated that she has been continuously abused by Shawn E. Sims.”

The victim told police that Sims had allegedly been assaulting and abusing her since Jan. 9, but the abuse peaked on Jan. 14 when the two of them arrived home and he allegedly ordered her to “strip her clothes,” the affidavit said.

“She hesitated and he choked her, slammed her against the wall and forced her to strip or he would kill her,” the affidavit said. “She stated that he made her have sex against her will because she was afraid to resist.”

Later that day, officers were dispatched to Sims’ home after a friend called the police and asked to have a welfare check done on the victim. According to the affidavit, the victim had texted the friend that afternoon and told her “he had broken her finger and feared more harm.”

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When police arrived, an officer knocked on the door and Sims asked who it was.

“I was at the rear of the house when I heard a loud crash against the wall. I heard a male tell a female to be quiet,” the affidavit said. “(Victim) stated that at the time, Mr. Sims grabbed her throat and slammed her against the hallway wall. He told her to be quiet or he would kill her.”

Sims then allegedly pulled the victim into the bathroom while he flushed narcotics and marijuana down the toilet, according to the affidavit.

Police left the home, as Sims refused to answer the door, the affidavit said.

The next court date in Sims case has not yet been announced.

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