Legal Opinion
In re the Protective Proceedings of M.K.
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided June 15, 2012No. S-13787PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
STOWERS, Justice.
I. INTRODUCTION
MK. is a 34-year-old mentally ill Alaska Native woman who lives in a rural village.1 In 1999, when M.K. was 22, her father AK. sexually assaulted her. MK. reported the crime to police, but soon changed her story and AK. was not tried at that time. AK. continued to live with the family for four years until advances in DNA evidence led to his case being reopened, and to AK. being charged and convicted in 2008 of the sexual assault. MK.'s mother remains married to AK., who has since been released from prison and is on probation and prohibited from living…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Julsen v. JulsenAlaska Supreme Court · 1987
- Shehata v. Salvation ArmyAlaska Supreme Court · 2010
- Frank E. v. State, Department of Health & Social Services, Division of Family & Youth ServicesAlaska Supreme Court · 2003
- Bird v. StarkeyAlaska Supreme Court · 1996
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Simone H. v. State, Department of Health & Social Services, Office of Children's ServicesAlaska Supreme Court · 2014
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