Former Soldotna school custodian accused of sexually abusing student

Skyview Middle School. (Jenny Neyman/KDLL)

Alaska State Troopers opportunity a erstwhile custodian astatine Soldotna’s Skyview Middle School stands accused of sexually abusing a student successful 2013, aft he was investigated owed to suspected misconduct involving different students.

Soldotna resident Alexander Coxwell, 52, was arrested Thursday according to a trooper dispatch. He faces 3 felony counts each of first-degree and second-degree intersexual maltreatment of a minor, pinch a seventh complaint still pending.

According to charging documents, troopers first investigated Coxwell successful 2013 aft nan unfortunate mentioned her intersexual narration pinch Coxwell to a friend. The friend told her mother, who past contacted troopers. The investigation was dropped aft nan student was admitted to a residential curen facility. No charges were brought against Coxwell.

Troopers opportunity Coxwell was investigated 2 much times aft nan first investigation successful 2013 for behaviour involving students.

Then, earlier this year, troopers received different study alleging intersexual maltreatment by Coxwell of a different student via nan authorities Office of Children’s Services. It was while investigating that study that troopers wished nan 2013 incident warranted further review.

Those investigations included statements from Kenai Peninsula Borough School District unit that indicated Coxwell was “forced to resign.”

The interrogator contacted nan student from nan 2013 incident earlier this year. The erstwhile student said she’d had a intersexual narration pinch Coxwell for complete a twelvemonth betwixt erstwhile she was 13 and 16. Troopers arranged a monitored speech betwixt Coxwell and nan erstwhile student.

In a matter conversation, troopers opportunity Coxwell made galore statements astir intersexual intercourse pinch nan erstwhile student. Troopers opportunity Coxwell besides commented astir videos he took of nan alleged maltreatment and that showed him supplying nan erstwhile student pinch alcohol.

Troopers arranged a sting cognition Thursday astatine nan Kenai Municipal Airport. Troopers approached Coxwell, who was holding flowers. Coxwell gave nan erstwhile student’s sanction erstwhile troopers asked who he was waiting for.

As reported by nan Peninsula Clarion, astatine slightest 4 erstwhile schoolhouse territory labor person been convicted for intersexual misconduct involving a insignificant since 2000. Of those, 3 progressive an worker and a student.

That full doesn’t see Isaac Davis, 35, a erstwhile borough worker who pleaded blameworthy 2 weeks ago to attempted indecent viewing of minors. Davis was arrested successful 2022 after authorities troopers said he’d been photographing women and girls successful excavation locker rooms without their knowledge astatine Skyview, Ninilchik School and Nikiski Middle/High School.

Another man, 24-year-old Christopher Adams, was charged successful February after nan Soldotna Police Department said he intentionally exposed himself to a student while moving successful Kalifornsky Beach Elementary School.

The charges besides travel amid a case actively being litigated against a erstwhile Soldotna High School coach and caput of nan section teachers’ union. In that case, Nathaniel Erfurth faces much than 60 charges after a erstwhile student said they had a intersexual narration for years while she was still a minor.

According to tribunal records, Coxwell was arraigned Friday greeting successful Kenai. As of Friday afternoon, Coxwell was being represented by nan Public Defender Agency and did not yet person different tribunal quality scheduled.

Troopers judge Coxwell whitethorn person had further victims, and inquire anyone pinch applicable accusation to interaction them astatine 907-262-4453.