Exposing the Corruption of the "Family Values" Party
Craig Scott Valdez was Alaska state Sen. George Rauscher’s Chief of Staff since November, 2025, and had worked for him since 2021. He was also the Chair of the Anchorage Young Republicans. He has been removed from all positions since his arrest on four felony charges involving child sexual exploitation.
Ryan McDonough was a doctor in Wasilla, Alaska. He was appointed to the State Medical Board by Alaska’s Republican Governor Mike Dunleavy in August 2025. He resigned in November, a few days before his arrest for possession of child sexual abuse material. In his short tenure, however, he voted in favor of disciplining doctors who provide gender-affirming care and limiting abortion access.
He resigned in July, 2024, after the 9th District’s Judicial Council investigated allegations of inappropriate sexual communications with a prosecutor. Prosecutors with the US Attorney’s Office for Alaska have found more than 40 cases which may have had conflicts of interest and may qualify for retrial. He had received nude photos from a prosecutor, a former law clerk, and exchanged sexual texts with several women. He was also accused of sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment.
Vance Peronto was a state trooper in Alaska. He pulled over a sixteen-year-old girl for driving without her headlights on on April 8, 2018. He didn’t give her a ticket. Later on, he contacted her on social media and began grooming her. On April 26th, the Alaska State Troopers were informed by her father that Peronto had inappropriate contact with the teen.
He has been charged with sexually abusing a family member of several years. He was charged with fourteen first, second, and third-degree sexual abuse of a minor plus three additional felony indictments for incest.
Daniel Savala was a youth pastor at Clover Pass Community Church in Ketchikan, Alaska, in the late 90s when he sexually abused children at the church. He was sentenced to two years in prison, but all but 90 days was suspended. Letters from Assemblies of God clergy organized by Eli Stewart and Eli Gautreaux pled for leniency. Savala has been associated with the Chi Alpha, a Christian campus ministry since at least 1989. He spent many years working as an itinerant pastor, going from one Chi Alpha chapter to another.
Vance Peronto was an Alaska State Trooper until he was arrested for an attempt to sexually abuse a child. It started April 8th, 2018 when he pulled over a sixteen-year-old girl for driving without her headlights on. She didn’t get a ticket, but Peronto tracked her down on social media and began grooming her.
In February, 2023, he was arrested for felony sexual abuse of a minor by a person in authority. His father is the pastor of the church and is alleged to have protected him for years. The abuse is alleged to have happened fifteen years ago. The victim attended Bible Baptist Church. He began giving her gifts when she was fifteen. He began engaging in sex acts when she turned sixteen. Her family found out and put a stop to it. Duffett’s father is the pastor of the church and is alleged to have protected him.
Charlie Pierce is the former mayor of Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula Borough and a Republican candidate for governor in the general election. His former Executive Assistant has sued him and the KPB, claiming she was subject to constant unwanted touching, sexual remarks, and advances. According to the suit, the KPB provided no way for her to report the harassment without reprisal.
Jack Shay was once the mayor of Ketchikan and the Ketchikan borough. He served on the school board and was even “citizen of the year.” He dropped off a computer for repair and child sexual abuse images were found. Employees are required to report this. The police were notified and he was arrested and charged with 91 counts of possession of child sexual abuse materia. He agreed to plead guilty to 7 counts of possession of CSAM and was sentenced to 35 years with 18 suspended. As he was 81 when he was sentenced in 2012, that is effectively a life sentence.