A federal grand jury in Alaska has indicted a 28-year-old man from Kipnuk, Petngalria Paul, also known as “Garrett,” on charges related to child pornography. The indictment alleges that between August 11 and 13, 2025, Paul distributed, received, and possessed materials depicting child sexual abuse within the state.
Paul faces one count each of distribution, receipt, and possession of child pornography. If convicted on these charges, he could receive a prison sentence of up to 20 years. His initial court appearance is scheduled for a later date before a U.S. Magistrate Judge in the District of Alaska. Sentencing would be determined by a federal district judge based on the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other legal factors.
U.S. Attorney Michael J. Heyman for the District of Alaska and Acting Special Agent in Charge Brandon Waddle of the FBI Anchorage Field Office announced the indictment as part of Operation Relentless Justice. This coordinated enforcement initiative led to over 205 child victims being located nationwide and more than 293 arrests for child sexual abuse offenses across all 56 FBI field offices.
The investigation into Paul’s alleged activities is being conducted by the FBI Anchorage Field Office’s Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force with support from the Alaska State Troopers. Authorities encourage anyone with information about Paul or his online aliases “Petngalria Paul” or “Garrett Paul” to contact the FBI Anchorage Field Office at (907) 276-4441 or submit tips anonymously at tips.fbi.gov.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Carly Vosacek and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Ibad Jafri are prosecuting this case.
“An indictment is merely an allegation, and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.”
This prosecution falls under Project Safe Childhood, an initiative launched by the Department of Justice in May 2006 aimed at combating child sexual exploitation through collaboration among federal, state, and local agencies to apprehend offenders who exploit children online and rescue victims. More information about Project Safe Childhood can be found at https://www.justice.gov/psc.