(Anchorage, AK) – Monday, an Anchorage Superior Court judge sentenced Heitstuman, a 53-year-old man, to a sentence of 13 years with 6 years suspended for one count of Sexual Assault in the Second Degree as well as a conviction of record for one count of Harassment in the First Degree. Additionally, he will have a 10-year […]
(Fairbanks, AK) – On April 19, 2024, a Fairbanks jury found 58-year-old Michael Vandeburgh guilty of Sexual Abuse of a Minor in the Second Degree. The conviction is for an act of sexual abuse Vandeburgh committed against a 4-year-old family member in June 2018. The jury heard from 12 total witnesses across 6 full days. Following […]
(Kenai, Alaska) – On April 16, 2024, at the conclusion of a three-week trial, a Kenai jury convicted 47-year-old Jess Clucas of Clam Gulch of 60 felony counts related to sexually abusing three grade-school age girls living in his home over a fifteen-year period. Evidence at the trial showed that, beginning as early as 2003, Jess […]
(Anchorage, AK) – Last week, in a long-awaited proceeding, 62-year-old Anthony Dillard was sentenced by Anchorage Superior Court Judge Andrew Peterson for Sexual Assault in the First Degree, committed on August 13, 2007. At trial, the evidence showed that Dillard met the victim outside of The Avenue Bar, lured her into an alleyway, and forcefully […]