Press Release

Zachary Owen Convicted of Sexual Abuse of a Minor

April 19, 2023

(Anchorage, AK) – Zachary Lee Owen was convicted Monday, April 17, 2023, on one count of sexual abuse of a minor in the second degree. After a two-week trial, the jury deliberated for approximately two days before returning a guilty verdict. Superior Court Judge Jack McKenna presided over the trial in Anchorage.

This case originated from a complaint in October 2019 that Owen had sexually assaulted a child entrusted to his care. On a phone call to the child’s mother, Owen admitted some of what he had done to the child.

A sentencing date has been set for September 14, 2023. At sentencing Owen will face between five and fifteen years in custody. His mandatory minimum sentence, absent referral to a three-judge panel or mitigation, is eight years with three years suspended, followed by ten years of probation.

CONTACT: Anchorage Assistant District Attorney Lindsey Maguigan at (907) 269-6300 or lindsey.maguigan@alaska.gov.

# # #

Department Media Contact: Information Officer Sam Curtis at sam.curtis@alaska.gov or (907) 269-6269.

Due to resource constraints, we are no longer posting links to the briefs. Please refer to the Supreme Court’s Docket Search or PACER for all federal briefs. Any briefs that are not otherwise publicly available are available upon request through law.recordsrequest@alaska.gov.