A federal grand jury in Alaska has indicted a 28-year-old Kipnuk man, Petngalria Paul, also known as “Garrett,” on multiple child pornography charges. The indictment alleges that between August 11 and August 13, 2025, Paul distributed, received, and possessed child sexual abuse materials within the state.
Paul faces one count each of distribution, receipt, and possession of child pornography. He is scheduled for an initial court appearance before a U.S. Magistrate Judge at a later date. If convicted, he could receive up to 20 years in prison. Sentencing would be determined by a federal district judge after considering relevant guidelines and statutory factors.
U.S. Attorney Michael J. Heyman for the District of Alaska and Acting Special Agent in Charge Brandon Waddle of the FBI Anchorage Field Office announced the indictment as part of Operation Relentless Justice. This coordinated enforcement initiative targeted child sex predators nationwide over two weeks and resulted in more than 205 child victims being located and over 293 arrests across all 56 FBI field offices.
The case is being investigated by the FBI Anchorage Field Office’s Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force with support from the Alaska State Troopers. Authorities urge anyone with information about Paul or his online aliases to contact the FBI Anchorage Field Office at (907) 276-4441 or submit tips anonymously at tips.fbi.gov.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Carly Vosacek and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Ibad Jafri are prosecuting this case.
“An indictment is merely an allegation, and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.”
This prosecution falls under Project Safe Childhood, an initiative launched by the Department of Justice in May 2006 to address child sexual exploitation through collaboration among federal, state, and local agencies to apprehend offenders using the internet to exploit children and identify victims. More information can be found at https://www.justice.gov/psc.
