Man sentenced for 2014 sexual assault of partially-disabled woman

A Kotzebue man has been sentenced to 36 years in prison for sexually assaulting a partially-disabled woman.

According to a Department of Law press release, 30-year-old John Douglas was arrested in May 2014 after grabbing the victim, attempting to pull down her pants, and trying to force her into the stairwell of a downtown Anchorage office building.

The assault was thwarted by nearby office workers, who heard the victim scream and chased Douglas as he attempted to flee the scene.

At the sentencing, the victim says she suffered from abdominal bleeding and pain for weeks after the assault.

Douglas is convicted of 2nd degree sexual assault.

Superior Court Judge Michael Wolverton handed down the sentence, after taking into account Douglas’ record, which includes animal cruelty, a jailhouse assault, a juvenile record, and a first degree sexual assault conviction in 2005.

Douglas is sentenced to 36 years in prison and 10 years on probation.