Crime & Justice

Fairbanks man indicted on charges of child sex abuse, child pornography

An 87-year-old Fairbanks man stands accused of sexually abusing a minor and possessing child pornography, Alaska State Troopers said.

In an online dispatch, troopers wrote that Don W. Murphy was indicted by a grand jury in Fairbanks on five counts of possession of child pornography and a single count of second-degree sexual abuse of a minor.

He was arrested Wednesday afternoon on a $50,000 arrest warrant and taken to Fairbanks Correctional Center.

This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.

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