Anthony Rollins coverage

Lawsuits from Rollins' rape case cost Anchorage $5.5 million

Former Anchorage Police Department officer Anthony Rollins was found guilty of sexually assaulting five women while on duty.

The municipality of Anchorage has paid more than $5.5 million to settle 11 lawsuits that stemmed from the actions of convicted serial rapist and disgraced Anchorage police officer Anthony Rollins, the city revealed on Tuesday.

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ANTHONY ROLLINS COVERAGE

Assembly funds legal firm to defend city in Rollins suits

The Anchorage Assembly on Tuesday approved $100,000 for an outside law firm to defend the city against civil lawsuits relating to the case of former Anchorage police officer Anthony Rollins. Rollins was convicted of sexually assaulting five women while on the job.
ANTHONY ROLLINS COVERAGE

Rollins sentenced to 87 years in prison

An Anchorage Superior Court judge on Friday sentenced disgraced police officer and convicted serial rapist Anthony Rollins to serve 87 years in prison.
ANTHONY ROLLINS COVERAGE

Rollins expected to be sentenced today

The sentencing hearing for former APD officer Anthony Rollins has been happening all day at the Nesbett courthouse. Rollins has given his statement, the state and defense are giving their closing remarks until later this afternoon. The sentence is expected toward the end of the day.
ANTHONY ROLLINS COVERAGE

Sullivan plans review of APD in wake of Rollins conviction

Anchorage Mayor Dan Sullivan said Monday he plans to launch an external review of how the police department supervises and discliplines employees. The review is necessary, he said, in light of the conviction of former officer Anthony Rollins, convicted of sexually assaulting women while on the job...
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Report: Department knew police officer had sex while on duty

Police reports from an internal investigation of convicted rapist and disgraced ex-cop Anthony Rollins paint the picture of a sex fiend who prowled for women long before he was taken off duty and arrested.
CRIME

Five women file lawsuits against former officer, city

Two months after a jury convicted former Anchorage police officer Anthony Rollins on multiple counts of sexual assault, Rollins and his city employers now face five separate lawsuits seeking a total of more than $2.5 million, according to documents filed in court.
CRIME

Officer convicted of rape was disciplined for on-duty sex

An ex-Anchorage police officer convicted Tuesday for sexually assaulting five women in 2008 and 2009 was earlier investigated on suspicion he was having sex on the job, the police chief said Wednesday.
CRIME

Former police officer Rollins guilty of sexual assaults

Former Anchorage police officer Anthony Rollins left court in handcuffs after his conviction Tuesday for four rapes while in uniform and on duty in 2008 and 2009. He faces 20 to 30 years in prison for each of the sexual assault convictions when he is sentenced June 10.
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Anthony Rollins verdict

Former Anchorage police officer Anthony Rollins has been found guilty of sexual assault, criminal use of a computer and official misconduct for five of six alleged victim. The verdicts were read in an Anchorage courtroom on Tuesday, February 22, 2011.
CRIME

Rollins jury hears closing arguments on sexual assaults

It’s now up to a jury to decide the fate of a former Anchorage police officer on trial for multiple sexual assaults while on duty. Anthony Rollins is accused of raping or forcing sexual contact on six women from 2006 to 2009.