A former Norwich man has been charged in two brutal sexual assaults in September, including one that sent a 62-year-old woman to the hospital for several days.
Police previously arrested 34-year-old Edward Simpson, formerly of Norwich, in connection with the sexual assault of a 19-year-old woman. On Monday morning, they added charges connected to the sex assault of the 62-year-old victim.
Police said the assaults happened two days in a row in September.
He is accused of beating and sexually assaulting the 62-year-old woman on Sept. 17 on the east side of Norwich. She was so badly assaulted that she was moved from William W. Backus Hospital to Hartford Hospital, where she remained for several days, police said.
Simpson was previously charged in the beating and sexual assault of a 19-year-old woman on West Thames Street on Sept. 18.
He was charged first-degree kidnapping, first-degree criminal attempt at sexual assault, third-degree sexual assault and third-degree assault in the third degree in connection with the West Thames Street assault.
Simpson, who has been in custody since Sept. 19, was arrested today in connection with the assault on Sept. 17 as he appeared in court for the previous sexual assault case, police said.
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Simpson has also been charged with first-degree aggravated sexual assault and first-degree assault of the elderly and held on an additional $500,000 court-set bond.
