Two men from Alakanuk were arrested after a young teen’s mother reported they sexually assaulted her and held her against her will in their home on Jan. 10.
The 13-year-old victim’s mother called Alaska State Troopers about the assault shortly after the girl came home, according to an affidavit from Trooper Mark Granda. Over the course of three days, Granda and another trooper were able to uncover what happened to the girl while she was at the home of Louis and Anthony Shelton, who both face charges for the assault.
The young girl told troopers she was at the Shelton residence and told to play video games by one of the men. At some point, 69-year-old Louis Shelton “grabbed her and pushed her into a room against her will,” Granda wrote. The two men took off her clothes and Anthony Shelton, 23, touched her in various areas and digitally penetrated her.
Troopers interviewed Anthony Shelton, who admitted to touching the victim “over the clothing and under the clothing,” according to Granda. Anthony Shelton said “he had touched [the victim] in each of the rooms of the residence to include the bathroom.”
Anthony Shelton told troopers he knew the victim was “12 or 13 years old.”
A warranted search of the home helped troopers obtain further evidence against the two men, including bloody clothing. Anthony Shelton said he thought he cut the victim with his fingernails during the assault.
Troopers arrested both men on Jan. 13 and took them to the Yukon Kuskokwim Correctional Center in Bethel. Anthony Shelton was charged with single counts of first- and second-degree sexual abuse of a minor, two counts of third-degree sexual abuse of a minor and kidnapping. Louis Shelton was charged with second- and third-degree sexual abuse of a minor and kidnapping.
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