A convicted sex offender has won a $500,000 (€378,000) Alaska raffle that was a fundraiser for a nonprofit organisation that helps victims of sexual abuse.
53-year-old Anchorage resident Alec Ahsoak came forward this past Saturday to collect his prize.
The state sex offender registry lists Ahsoak as convicted of two counts of sexual abuse of a minor in 1993 and one count in 2000.
The raffle drawing was Friday night.
State law says all games of chance must benefit a charity. The designated beneficiary for the half-million dollar raffle was Standing Together Against Rape, or STAR.
Ahsoak says he plans to use the money to buy a home and to improve his life. He told a local television station that he will donate 20% of his prize to the STAR organisation.
