An Anchorage man will serve 30 years for sexually abusing children he babysat

A 29-year-old man will serve 30 years in prison for sexually abusing children he babysat. Anchorage Superior Court Judge Peter Ramgren sentenced DanelJohn Capid Santos on July 28 on one consolidated count of sexual abuse of a minor.

Santos will serve 15 years on probation after the prison term and must register as a sex offender for life. An investigation by the Anchorage Police Department's Crimes Against Children Unit found that Santos abused multiple children under the age of 13 while caring for them as a babysitter, according to the Alaska Department of Law.

The department's announcement also identifies Santos as a former employee of the State of Alaska's Office of Children's Services. It does not say when he worked there or in what role, and it does not connect the abuse to that employment.

An Anchorage grand jury indicted Santos on 15 counts in June 2024. He entered a plea agreement with the state and pleaded guilty to the single consolidated count in March 2026. In his sentencing remarks, Ramgren said sexual crimes against children have a destructive ripple effect on families, and that Santos abused a position of trust to violate young and vulnerable children, according to the Department of Law.

The account of the case comes from state and police releases. No defense statement appears in that material.