Michael Robert Fisher, 55, was sentenced last Wednesday, Oct. 29, to 20 years in prison for sexual abuse of a minor.

Fisher was convicted of a consolidated count of sexual abuse of a minor in the second degree by a Kenai jury earlier this year for crimes committed in Homer in 2012. According to an Oct. 29 press release from the State of Alaska Department of Law, Fisher repeatedly sexually abused his then-girlfriend’s daughter when she was 7-8 years old. The abuse was not reported to law enforcement until the victim was 15 years old. Despite the delay in report, the victim provided detailed and specific disclosures enabling the prosecution to go forward and for Fisher to be held accountable for his conduct.

Last Wednesday, Superior Court Judge Kelly Lawson handed down a sentence of 35 years with 15 suspended, leaving an active sentence of 20 years to serve for the conviction. Upon release from custody, Fisher will be on probation for 20 years and will be required to register as a sex offender.

According to the release, the case was jointly investigated by the Homer Police Department and Anchorage Police Department. Officer Tyler Jeffres was the primary investigating officer for HPD and Detective Rosendo Perez was the primary investigating officer for APD. The case was prosecuted by Deputy District Attorney Julie L. Matucheski with the assistance of Paralegal Julie Craig and Law Office Assistant Patrick Pilatti.