Trial of East Helena woman charged with rape of inmate began Monday

The trial of an East Helena woman charged with the in-custody rape of another inmate began Monday in district court. Kaitlyn Dawn Polich was charged with felony sexual assault in 2020 for the incident at the Lewis and Clark County Detention Center. She is also felony robbery in connection to the theft of another inmate’s earrings which she was reportedly caught wearing.
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