ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The FBI Anchorage Field Office is reporting an increase in sextortion attempts in Alaska, involving adults coercing minors through online platforms into producing sexually explicit images and videos. Sextortion begins when an adult contacts a minor over any online platform used to meet and communicate, such as a game, app, or social […]
Anchorage, Alaska – U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced that Federal District Court Judge Sharon L. Gleason has found Eric Larsen, 51, of Anchorage, guilty of attempted sexual exploitation of a minor, coercion and enticement. Larsen faces a penalty of not less than 10 years and up to life in prison, a fine of $250,000, and […]
Wasilla-based Alaska State Troopers Child Abuse Investigators report that a suspect has been arrested in a Sexual Abuse investigation that was opened late last month in Wasilla. On October 28th of this year, the sexual abuse of a six-year-old was reported to the unit. After an investigation that spanned three weeks, a warrant was issued […]
When you see something, say something. On the website for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), there is a tab labeled “Make a Cyber Tipline Report.” Between February 2020 and March 2020, multiple tips were made via that tool regarding a male suspect in Alaska who was distributing child porn. APD launched […]