ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A Kotzebue man was sentenced yesterday to 10 years in prison and will serve an additional 25 years on court mandated supervision upon release for surreptitiously sexually exploiting a minor female known to him in Bethel. The 10-year sentence is the statutory maximum penalty for his crime. According to court documents, on […]
(Bethel, AK) – On Wednesday, Bethel Superior Court Judge Nathaniel Peters sentenced 43-year-old John Japhet to 50 years with 15 years suspended for the 2022 stabbing death of Paul John in Bethel. Japhet will be on probation for 15 years upon his release from incarceration. On June 6, 2022, after a night of drinking, Japhet entered […]
(Bethel, AK) – On Aug. 29, a jury found 36-year-old David Paul guilty of six counts of Sexual Assault in the First Degree, six counts of Sexual Assault in the Second Degree, five counts of Sexual Abuse of a Minor in the First Degree, and 11 counts of Sexual Abuse of a Minor in the Second […]
(Bethel, AK) – Yesterday, a jury found 59-year-old Matthew Nicori guilty of Sexual Assault in the Second Degree and Sexual Assault in the Third Degree after a week-long trial. These convictions relate to the sexual assault of a 16-year-old girl in the village of Akiak in May 2018. Nicori exercised his right to represent himself at […]