Crime & Courts

Anchorage police say man charged with sexual assault of minor may have more victims

Anchorage police say a 75-year-old man arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a teenage girl may have more victims.

Police say Harry Norman Powell, 75, provided the girl and two of her friends with drugs after they went to Powell's Anchorage house on Sunday.

The victim was told that Powell was related to one of the girls, police said Tuesday afternoon. He sexually assaulted one of the girls and has been charged with a single count of sexual abuse of a minor, according to police.

Anyone who may have been a victim is asked to call detectives at 907-786-8809 or 907-786-2493.

Alex DeMarban

Alex DeMarban is a longtime Alaska journalist who covers business, the oil and gas industries and general assignments. Reach him at 907-257-4317 or alex@adn.com.

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