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Staffer for an Alaskan state senator arrested on child trafficking charges
https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2026/02/20/mat-su-senators-chief-staff-arrested-federal-child-sex-trafficking-charges/quote:
Staffer for state senator arrested on federal child sex trafficking charges
Craig Scott Valdez, 36, of Anchorage faces between 15 years to life in prison if convicted
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