JUNEAU, Alaska, Sept. 5 -- The Alaska Department of Law (Attorney General) issued the following news release:
September 1, 2026
(Anchorage, AK) - On Aug. 31, Anchorage Superior Court Judge Peterson sentenced Jose Dominguez Ballesteros to a composite sentence of 35 years with15 years suspended, leaving 20 years to serve. He will be on probation for 10 years following his incarceration and will have to register as a sex offender for life. Ballesteros was convicted by a jury in April 2026 of one count of Sexual Abuse of a Minor in the Second Degree and two separate counts of Indecent Exposure in the First Degree.
Ballesteros' convictions stemmed from the 2021 disclosure by a family member that he had been sexually abusing her since she was ...