Press Release
Henry Sam Jr. Sentenced for Sexual Abuse of a Minor
February 23, 2024
(Anchorage, AK) – This morning, Henry Sam Jr. was sentenced to 14 years with five years suspended and 10 years of probation for sexually abusing a child related to him by marriage.
On Oct. 25, 2023, an Anchorage jury convicted Sam of one count of Sexual Abuse of a Minor in the Second Degree.
Sam, 72, sexually abused a six-year-old girl in 2019. Sam served as a babysitter for the victim and her sister. Sam initially denied any wrongdoing but then admitted to police he had touched the child inappropriately.
CONTACT: Anchorage Assistant District Attorney Matt Heibel at (907) 269-6300 or matt.heibel@alaska.gov
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Department Media Contacts: Communications Director Patty Sullivan at patty.sullivan@alaska.gov or (907) 269-6368. Information Officer Sam Curtis at sam.curtis@alaska.gov or (907) 269-6269.