Sexual Misconduct

New allegations of misconduct against a former priest with the Archdiocese of Anchorage were made known Tuesday. The Archdiocese says Father J. Michael Hornick has faced three allegations of inappropriate physical relationships with adult women in the...

Kenai police say they have arrested three women on prostitution charges after officers investigated a local massage business.     The Peninsula Clarion reports (http://bit.ly/URQLi9) that 49-year-old Karen Carpenter was arrested for investigation of...

They're being called the "Perversion Files", thousands of records the Boy Scouts kept on former or potential volunteers across the nation are revealing allegations of sex abuse against children. The Oregon Supreme Court ruled the records should be...

An independent report released Friday largely backs the Anchorage Police Department’s policies regarding sexual-misconduct cases involving officers, but suggests several changes to APD procedures in the wake of a high-profile case of abuse....

A Former Fairbanks youth hockey coach was charged with sexual abuse of a minor.  Tara Leighton, a 29-year-old hockey referee, was arrested Friday and has been charged with five counts of first-degree sexual abuse of a minor. Alaska State Troopers said...

The Anchorage Police Department busted an Anchorage man for allegedly trying to convince an ex-girlfriend to sedate her 14-year-old daughter, in order to let him have sex with her. Ralph Hernandez, 49, promised to rekindle the relationship if the victim's...

Several inmates are accusing a corrections officer of sexual harassment and rape. The accused officer, Steve Walcutt, took the witness stand Thursday in an evidentiary hearing to determine whether a lawsuit against him has merit. He says not only did he...

Former Anchorage police officer Anthony Rollins was convicted of 18 out of 20 counts of sexual assault and misconduct Tuesday. Rollins was found innocent on one count of sexual assault and one count of official misconduct pretaining to one of the six...

Students and activists joined together Wednesday to file complaints against colleges and universities nationwide, alleging that the schools have failed to follow federal laws, including those involving the reporting of sexual assaults and discrimination....

Students and activists joined together Wednesday to file complaints against colleges and universities nationwide alleging that the schools have failed to follow federal laws, including those involving the reporting of sexual assault crimes and...

Internal church records released Tuesday show that Chicago Jesuits consciously concealed the crimes of convicted sex offender Donald McGuire for more than 40 years as the prominent Roman Catholic priest continued to sexually abuse dozens of children...

FRUITLAND PARK — The city could end up paying $150,000 to settle a federal sexual-harassment lawsuit that alleges former City Manager Ralph Bowers forced one of his employees to continue a sexual relationship with him, according to city records....