Gov. Bill Walker has named a retired judge as his federal investigator into the Alaska National Guard.
Patricia Collins, a former Superior Court judge for Juneau, will conduct the investigation into the Alaska National Guard. Her hiring was announced at a Thursday press conference, where Attorney General Craig Richards laid out the parameters of her assignment.
“She is going to look at each allegation that has been made about either inappropriate sexual conduct in the Guard, to Guard members by other Guard members, or by Guard members to non-guard members,” Richards said.
The contract with the state requires Collins look at how law enforcement and the executive branch has handled sexual assault in the Alaska National Guard since September of 2010.
Attorney General Richards says that Collins will complete two reports into the National Guard, the first of which is due in April. That report that will not be released to the public, as it will contain details on all the players involved.
“The confidentiality of victims in any police investigation is a top priority,” Richards said. “That’s not going to change here.”
Collins will also advise whether it’s proper to move forward with prosecutions or further police investigations.
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