HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — The man accused of attacking a state representative last month outside a Muslim prayer service in Hartford faces additional charges.

Prosecutors are now charging 30-year-old Andrey Desmond, of New Britain, with three counts of sexual assault and three charges of physical assault for allegedly attacking state Rep. Maryam Khan (D-District 5) on June 28 as she left the XL Center. Desmond was previously charged with second-degree unlawful restraint, third-degree assault, second-degree breach of peace and interfering with police.

He is not charged with a hate crime, which protestors outside the courthouse called for.

“We demand that his assailant who singled her out be charged with a hate crime,” Imam Zaid Shakir said.

Members of the Connecticut chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CT) were among the supporters who stood outside court in Hartford Monday. They demanded Desmond be charged with a hate crime, saying it was a matter of equality.

“To hold those who attack Islam, either verbally or physically, to the same degree that you hold those who attack other communities,” said Imam Saladin Hasan of Hamden’s Abdul-Majid Karim Hasan Islamic Center.

Khan said Desmond grabbed her, slapped her, choked her, and threw her to the ground. Supporters say it’s what he allegedly said to her that indicates it was a hate crime.

“Dressed as she should dress as a Muslim, outside of a Muslim gathering, he commented on her clothing in ways that clearly indicated he was targeting her religion,” Shakir said.

Bystanders grabbed Desmond until police arrived. Police said from the beginning that there was nothing to suggest this was a hate crime.

At a press conference on July 6, Khan called for a federal investigation into the Hartford Police Department’s handling of violent crimes, especially against women. She also said Hartford police did not provide enough security at such a large gathering of Muslims.

Now, CAIR-CT is accusing Hartford police officers of taking the attack seriously enough in their police report.

“There was no mention in the police report about her wearing a hijab or that her children were present,” CAIR-CT Chairman Farhan Memon said. “These are things that were watered down and diluted from the police report.”

Earlier this month, Hartford Police Chief Jason Thody released a statement that reads, in part, “We will review every aspect of our response, and we always want to get better and do better, and we take seriously the importance of responding not just as the law requires, but to ensure that we are working with partners to support victims in every way possible.”

For protestors outside court Monday, doing better means the police recognizing that Desmond passed by other people before targeting a woman wearing a hijab.

Desmond is due back in court on Aug. 22.