Sunday, April 19, 2009

Alaskan wife rapist sentenced to 10 years

A Fairbanks, Alaska man was sentenced to 10 years in prison and 10 years probation for raping his wife at knifepoint in October 2007. Samuel Fevos Sr., 60 pled guilty to a single count of sexual assault. He faced 10 felony charges at arrest, including multiple sexual assault charges. In Alaska, sexual assault carries a maximum sentence of 99 years.

Authorities said Fevos, who has a history of mental illness and was off his medication at the time, called the woman in October 2007 and asked her to pick him up from the hospital. Upon reaching his home, he dragged her inside and assaulted her repeatedly while his roommate locked himself in another room, afraid of what Fevos would do to him if he called 911.

Fevos has made several attempts to contact his wife, who has filed for divorce, since he was incarcerated more than a year ago. [Prosecutor Jenel] Domke asked Superior Court Judge Robert Downes to order Fevos into an intensive probation program located in Anchorage that would require him to be in contact with a probation officer on a near daily basis.

Domke gave her opinion of the defendant. “The defendant is extremely violent. Any opportunity the defendant has to locate her, the state believes will put him in jeopardy once he’s released.”

Public Defender Michael Biderman said that Fevos should be paroled to Fairbanks instead of Alaska because his support system is in Fairbanks. "The chances of him re-offending are actually greater if he’s in Anchorage. He won’t have a place to live or friends to check up on him.”

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