ST. LOUIS • A man accused of the repeated sexual abuse of a woman he held captive in his apartment in St. Louis for more than three months has been charged with multiple felonies.

Clifton A. Wilkes, 35, of the 4900 block of Winona Avenue, in the city’s Southampton neighborhood, was charged Thursday with sodomy, two counts of kidnapping, two counts of rape, four counts of felony assault and seven counts of misdemeanor assault.

He also was named on two counts of animal abuse regarding claims he mistreated a dog.

St. Louis police said in court documents that Wilkes brought a woman, 27, to his apartment on Oct. 15. She awoke the next morning without pants, and discovered herself locked inside Wilkes’ bedroom.

Police believe Wilkes and the woman were involved in a relationship.

The woman told police Wilkes had refused to let her leave and would lock her in the bedroom with a padlock when he left the apartment.

From Oct. 15 to Wednesday, police said, Wilkes raped her numerous times, sometimes choked her until she blacked out, and struck her in the face with a mop handle. Police said Wilkes also punched her in the face, breaking facial bones and knocking out a tooth.