Ulric Ulroan, 48, a former mayor of Chevak, Alaska, and a high school girls basketball coach who once won a parent of the year award, has been charged with 47 criminal counts for allegedly sexually assaulting multiple teenage girls over a 16-year period, according to the Alaska Department of Public Safety.
Investigation and Charges
The Alaska Bureau of Investigation began scrutinizing Ulroan in January 2025 after receiving a tip that he had allegedly sexually abused a 17-year-old girl in Chevak between 2009 and 2010. The ensuing investigation uncovered additional reports of Ulroan sexually assaulting or abusing teenage girls in Chevak, Anchorage, Mountain Village, and Nome from 2009 to 2025.
A grand jury in Bethel indicted Ulroan on Tuesday, charging him with first-degree sexual assault, first- and second-degree sexual abuse, second-degree indecent exposure, and furnishing alcohol to a minor. Investigators arrested him four days later and remanded him to the Anvil Mountain Correctional Center, where bail was set at $250,000, according to KNOM. State records showed he remained at the jail as of Sunday.
Victims and Position of Authority
The Alaska Bureau of Investigation stated that troopers believe there may be additional unidentified victims and urged anyone with information to come forward. KTUU reported that some charges allege Ulroan was in a position of authority over the victims while committing the crimes. Citing investigator Brian Wassmann, KTUU noted that at least six victims are involved in the indictment.
Ulroan was a certified foster parent from 2005 to 2023 and coached high school basketball. He lived in Nome, about 200 miles from Chevak, and worked as a pilot for Bering Air, per KNOM. He served on Chevak's governing council and became mayor around 2007, later referred to as the city's "longtime mayor" by the Alaska Dispatch in 2013.
Parent of the Year Recognition
In 2019, Ulroan and his wife, Mary, were named parents of the year by the Alaska Federation of Natives. The organization praised the couple for encouraging their six children and three grandchildren to excel in academics and sports. The AFN quoted Ulroan's advice to youth as "Just do it," and noted his late grandmother's counsel to "leave them alone and do anything back."
Mary Ulroan shared a statement with KNOM calling the arrest an "extremely painful time" and declining further comment due to the active legal matter. She asserted her first priority is the safety and wellbeing of all affected and requested privacy for her family, especially her children.
