Alaska has the highest rate of forcible rape in the United States according to the 2015 FBI statistics. Researcher and author Jeremy Braithwaite conducted research on sexual assault in Bristol Bay last year for his dissertation. He returned last week to present that research in Dillingham.
Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence
Nunapitchuk man faces multiple sexual assault charges
Alaska State Troopers arrested a man from Nunapitchuk on a warrant connected to multiple sexual assault charges, but they believe that there are other incidents involving the accused that they don’t know about.
AWARE increases presence at university campus
The University of Alaska Southeast is expanding its partnerships with advocacy group AWARE and Juneau Police Department to improve options for students and staff who have experienced sex and gender-based discrimination.
Haines man to serve 2 years in prison for sexual abuse of minor
A Haines man was sentenced to serve two years in prison last week after pleading guilty to one charge of sexual abuse of a minor. Aihan Goldberg, 24, was indicted by a Juneau grand jury on eight felony charges a year ago.
Two Haines men indicted on sexual abuse of a minor charges
Two Haines men were indicted by a Juneau grand jury last week. Each faces multiple charges of sexual abuse of a minor. The charges are from May, when, according to court documents, Stephen Brower, 35, and William Dale Whittington, 25, each allegedly had sex with a 15-year-old multiple times on the same day.
Aleknagic man pleads guilty to reduced charge in stabbing death of his wife
An Aleknagik man will serve three years of jail time after seven years of his 10-year sentence was suspended, after pleading guilty in the death of his wife, who was stabbed multiple times in February.