Ulric Ulroan, 48, the former mayor of Chevak, Alaska, and a former high school girls basketball coach who was once named 'parent of the year,' 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 Indictment
The Alaska Bureau of Investigation began looking into Ulroan in January after receiving a tip that he had sexually abused a 17-year-old girl in Chevak between 2009 and 2010. The probe uncovered further allegations that Ulroan sexually assaulted or abused other teenage girls in Chevak, Anchorage, Mountain Village, and Nome from 2009 to 2025, authorities said in a Friday news release.
A Bethel grand jury indicted Ulroan on Tuesday on 47 counts, including first-degree sexual assault, first- and second-degree sexual abuse, second-degree indecent exposure, and furnishing alcohol to a minor. Investigators arrested Ulroan four days later and remanded him to the Anvil Mountain Correctional Center. Bail was set at $250,000, and he remained jailed as of Sunday, according to KNOM.
Victims and Position of Authority
State troopers believe there may be additional victims and urged anyone with information to contact them. KTUU reported that some charges allege Ulroan was in a position of authority over the victims. Investigator Brian Wassmann said at least six victims are involved in the indictment.
Ulroan was a certified foster parent from 2005 to 2023 and coached high school girls basketball. He lived in Nome, about 200 miles from Chevak, and worked as a pilot for Bering Air. He previously served on Chevak's governing council and became mayor around 2007, according to KTUU. A 2013 Alaska Dispatch article referred to him as the 'longtime mayor' and a schoolteacher.
Previous Recognition and Response
In 2019, Ulroan and his wife Mary were named parents of the year by the Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN). The AFN praised them for encouraging their six children and three grandchildren to excel in academics and sports. Ulroan's advice to youth was, 'Just do it,' and he recalled his late grandmother's advice to 'leave them alone and do anything back.'
Mary Ulroan told KNOM that her husband's arrest is an 'extremely painful time' but declined further comment due to the active legal case. She said her 'first priority is the safety and wellbeing of all people affected and the privacy of my own children.'
