Two men pleaded guilty and were sentenced Tuesday for crimes relating to a woman’s 2012 death in Anchorage.
Judge Michael Wolverton sentenced Jesse Hess, 33, to four years in prison for coercion and misconduct involving a corpse. George Thomas, 59, was sentenced to 15 years for second-degree sexual assault, according to a prepared statement from the state Department of Law.
Both men were arrested in December 2012 for their involvement with the woman on the night of Nov. 30, 2012. According to the DOL, Hess called 911 and said a woman was dead in his bed. An investigation revealed alcohol poisoning was the likely cause of death.
Thomas was convicted of sexually assaulting the woman while she was unconscious. He will have to register as a sex offender when he is released from prison.
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