A Juneau man who was convicted of sexual abuse of a minor in 2003 was back in Juneau court this week after he was recently convicted of a drug crime in Oklahoma and was allegedly in the presence of a minor against court orders.
According to charging documents, Adam L. Rogers, 37, was sitting in the backseat of a vehicle with a 4-year-old girl when a sheriff’s deputy pulled the vehicle over for a traffic stop in Osage County, Okla. in early January of this year. The girl’s father was driving the vehicle and the mother was in the front passenger seat, the papers state.
When the father agreed to have his vehicle searched, Rogers was seen stuffing something into the seat before exiting the vehicle. An officer found it to be a wallet that contained a clear plastic bag containing a white powder substance that field tested positive for methamphetine.
Rogers pleaded guilty to possessing a controlled dangerous substance and was sentenced to five years of unsupervised probation, according to an affidavit filed by a probation officer with the Alaska Interstate Probation Office in Anchorage.
The affidavit alleges Rogers violated two conditions of his release for both violating a law and for being in the presence of a minor child without permission from his probation officer.
Rogers was arraigned over the weekend in Juneau by a magistrate after Alaska State Troopers executed a warrant for his arrest on March 12. He is being held on $20,000 bond at Lemon Creek Correctional Center. A bail hearing is scheduled for Friday. He is represented by the Public Defender’s Agency.
In November 2003, Rogers was convicted by a jury of six felony counts of first-degree sexual abuse of a minor in Juneau Superior Court. He was sentenced to serve a total of 10 years in prison, but that sentence was reduced on appeal in 2006 to eight years to serve.
As a result, he was placed on probation for a period of 10 years and still has approximately five years remaining, according to the affidavit.
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How did he get out of that again? The victim was very young. And if he is on probation, what is he doing in OK?
One of these days maybe our legal system will find value in protecting our most vulnerable citizens and hold accountable the crimes committed against children. It sickens me that offenders are handled so matter-of-factly in these cases.
When my offender is released, how will I know I am going to be safe? I am an adult now, but still worried about him coming back to confront us. And how will other children, and women, be protected from him? The fact that he is in jail, and has been for so many years, is a miracle in itself.
The system is BROKEN!! Fix it! Care enough to protect our children and worry less about the fiscal responsibilities in prosecuting these cases. And treating the victims. There is not treatment for these kind of offenders.
Just because he had a
Just because he had a conviction preclude him from being able to leave the area. Sometimes I wonder if some of the PO's let people leave town in hopes that they never see them again.
Again, it is near impossible
Again, it is near impossible to know all of the facts in a given case. The newspaper certainly does not know all of the details as they rely on others to provide them information, and that information is usually not all inclusive. I'm not sticking up for this guy by any means, but without ALL of the facts, it is difficult to come to a sensible conclusion on why certain actions were/were not taken. Just sayin'.
I know this case too
The fact that he was found guilty by a jury of 6 counts of FIRST degree sexual abuse charges should speak for itself. I remember this awful case and I remember how very very young the victim was this sick man abused. It was horrific what he did. If the sentance was somehow reduced on appeal, then id bet it was because of the tender age of the victim. The fact that Adam Rogers went ahead and appealed the conviction tells me he takes little if any responsiblility for what he did. No surprize though, most sex offenders dont, unless to gain or maintain their freedom. I wish I could just write out what I know..except it may not be printed. Trust me when I say..this man is a monster and most likely will just be slapped on the wrist. He will do a little stint in the SO unit at LCCC, then he will be furloughed to the Halfway house for another 6mths or so..then he will be checking out on passes, walking around Walmart and Fred Meyers for his free time. He is one of so many child molesters..walking around this small town. I can't stand it! If I see him out someday, I will quickly grab my young ones and not let him have a chance to even glance at them. I pray his relative/victim never has to face him.
so an AK sentence for him would be what...
maybe a week or two in jail and then all the state handouts he can get, including a pfd.