Survivors and advocates shed light on how far the state has come and the work yet to be done.
Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence
After 2 years, still no trial date for Juneau chiropractor charged with assaulting patients
Fultz now faces 19 counts of felony sexual assault and misdemeanor harassment. Some of those charges are for alleged assaults that date back to 2014.
Two men say they were sexually abused as children at Juneau’s Echo Ranch Bible Camp
Both men say Bradley Earl Reger’s trips to Echo Ranch gave him access to children with little or no supervision from other adults.
California man charged with sexually abusing boys had long association with Juneau bible camp
Bradley Earl Reger volunteered Echo Ranch Bible Camp as a nurse and counselor starting in the 1970s. At least one former Juneau resident who met him there says he was abused by Reger, though not at the camp.
Alaska sexual assault survivors can now track their evidence kits
The tracking system launched in June. Austin McDaniel, with the Department of Public Safety, said 48 kits have been logged into the system so far, and 33 survivors have used the system to track their status.
High-ranking Alaska National Guard officer arrested on domestic violence assault charges
Wayne Don was promoted in 2021 to brigadier general in the Alaska National Guard and was in charge of the Guard’s joint staff.