Alaska Department of Law
11/12/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 11/12/2025 15:17
Everett A. Bennett Jr. Sentenced to 37 Years for Sexual Abuse of a Minor and Sexual Assault
November 12, 2025
(Palmer, AK) - On Nov. 10, Palmer Superior Court Judge Kristen Stohler sentenced 53-year-old Everett A. Bennett Jr. to serve 37 years of incarceration after being convicted of one consolidated count of Sexual Abuse of a Minor in the First Degree and one count of Sexual Assault in the First Degree.
Additionally, Bennett will have additional suspended time and a 15-year probationary term following incarceration. Bennett will have to register as a sex offender for life. Bennett originally pleaded guilty in June 2025 and admitted to a vulnerable victim aggravator.
Bennett was sentenced pursuant to a plea agreement. Bennett's convictions stemmed from multiple incidents of sexual abuse of a minor from 2013 to 2018 and one incident of sexual assault of a separate victim in January 2020.
Assistant District Attorney Melissa Wininger-Howard prosecuted this case. The case was investigated by the Alaska State Troopers.
CONTACT: Assistant District Attorney, Melissa Wininger-Howard at 907-761-5648 or [email protected]
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