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Jury convicts St. Mary's man of one count of second-degree sexual assault

The Nora Guinn Justice Center in Bethel, Alaska on July 14, 2023.
Josiah Swope
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KYUK
The Nora Guinn Justice Center in Bethel, Alaska on July 14, 2023.

A Bethel jury has convicted a St. Mary’s man of one count of second-degree sexual assault.

The man, 50-year-old Peter Moses, was accused of the assault stemming from a June 2021 incident that took place in the lower Yukon River community of St. Mary’s.

The jury acquitted Moses of another, more serious count of first-degree sexual assault.

Moses’ sentencing is scheduled for September 19 in Bethel. He faces a presumed sentence of 99 years, due to two previous convictions for sexual offenses.

Sage Smiley is KYUK's news director.