Former Alaska Mayor Ulric Jeffery Ulroan Arrested Sexual Abuse Charges

A former mayor of Alaska, who has been a basketball coach for high school girls and won a parent of the year award, has been charged with 47 counts of criminal charges after complaints of sexually abusing teenage girls, authorities said.

The Alaska Bureau of Investigation launched a probe against Ulric Jeffery Ulroan, 48, in January after receiving a tip-off that he allegedly sexually abused a 17-year-old girl in Chevak between 2009 and 2010, according to authorities.

Crime trail spread across more than a decade

During the investigation, several other teenage girls came forward and alleged that Ulroan “sexually assaulted and/or abused them” between 2009 and 2025 in Chevak, Anchorage, Mountain Village, and Nome, officials said in a press release on Friday.

After completing the probe, a grand jury in Alaska returned with an indictment charging Ulroan with 47 criminal counts, which includes sexual assault in first degree, sexual abuse of a minor in the second degree, indecent exposure in the second degree, and furnishing alcohol to a person under 21, the press release stated.

Ulroan was arrested by officials last week and later remanded to custody at Anvil Mountain Correctional Center. He was eligible for bail that was set at $250,000, Alaska news outlet KNOM reported.

According to Alaska Bureau of Investigation, the state troopers believe “there could be additional victims” who have not been identified or have not yet come forward.

Apart from teaching basketball to high school girls, Ulroan was a certified foster parent from 2005 to 2023. At the time of his arrest, he was living in Nome, which is about 320 kms from Chevak by airplane, The Guardian reported. It added that Ulroan also served as a pilot in Nome for the regional flight provider Bering Air.

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