FBI, Troopers Arrest Unalaska Man on Two Child Sex Abuse Counts

Alaska State Troopers and the FBI arrested a 26-year-old Unalaska man on child sexual abuse charges June 18, flying two teams at once to the remote Aleutian island of Akun and to Unalaska on U.S. Coast Guard and FBI aircraft.

Luke Shaishnikoff faces two counts of sexual abuse of a minor in the second degree. One team arrested him on Akun while a second executed search warrants at his home in Unalaska. He is being held at the Anchorage jail, and the Department of Public Safety said the investigation is ongoing, with more charges possible.

The distances are hard to overstate. Unalaska sits roughly 800 miles southwest of Anchorage, far down the Aleutian chain toward Asia. Akun, where the arrest was made, is a roadless island in the eastern Aleutians, reachable only by boat or plane. Coordinating state and federal aircraft to land teams on two of these islands at the same time is the kind of effort a single arrest can require out there.

The arrest fits a broader pattern of federal-state coordination on child exploitation cases in Alaska. In 2024, Operation Restore Justice, led by the FBI and U.S. Attorneys' Offices, resulted in 205 arrests and the rescue of 115 children nationwide, including cases in the District of Alaska, according to a U.S. Department of Justice press release.

Troopers have said openly that child-abuse cases scattered across thousands of miles strain their staffing and slow their casework, and that they need more investigators to keep up. A case like this, requiring this much to carry out, shows why.

The charges are accusations, and Shaishnikoff is presumed innocent unless proven guilty. Anyone with information about child abuse can contact the Alaska Bureau of Investigation, or call 911 if a child is in immediate danger.