John Mark Hammonds Sentenced to 86 Years for Multiple Counts of Sexual Abuse of a Minor and Enticement

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John Mark Hammonds Sentenced to 86 Years for Multiple Counts of Sexual Abuse of a Minor and Enticement

(Bethel, AK) –Tuesday, retired Superior Court Judge Nelson Traverso sentenced 50-year-old John Hammonds of Akiachak to serve 86 years of incarceration after being convicted of one count of Sexual Abuse of a Minor in the First Degree, three counts of Sexual Abuse of a Minor in the Second Degree, and one count each of Enticement and […]

Bethel Jury Convicts Elementary Teacher John Mark Hammonds of 14 Sexual Felonies

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Bethel Jury Convicts Elementary Teacher John Mark Hammonds of 14 Sexual Felonies

(Bethel, AK) – On Aug. 4, 2023, following a three-week trial, a Bethel jury found elementary school teacher John Mark Hammonds guilty of 14 counts of felony sexual offenses. Hammonds, 49, was an elementary school teacher and coach at the Akiachak school while also acting as a self-proclaimed pastor in the village of Akiachak in southwest […]