GOP Lawmaker's Chief Of Staff Arrested On Sex Trafficking
(Juneau, Alaska) - A legislator's chief of staff was arrested on Friday on federal charges of sex trafficking and child exploitation, enticement and coercion and creating child sexual abuse material. Craig Scott Valdez, 36, was chief of staff to Sutton Republican Sen. George Rauscher since November, and worked in Rauscher's office since 2021. Valdez had been terminated from his employment.
Posted 2/22/26
