Juneau counselor accused of sexually abusing minor after providing alcohol, marijuana

John Jay Redlich Jr., 42, facing multiple charges for encounter he filmed with 17-year-old girl at a residence

Juneau’s Dimond Courthouse on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Independent)

By Mark Sabbatini

Juneau Independent

A Juneau man who lists his occupation as a behavioral health specialist is accused of forcibly sexually assaulting a teenage girl who said she was "very intoxicated" by alcohol he provided her at a residence, according to police and court documents.

John Jay Redlich Jr., 42, was indicted Thursday on eight sex crime charges and one drug-related charge for the alleged assault in late October. A charging document states the alleged victim told Juneau Police Department officers Oct. 26 the assault occurred when she was at a friend’s house for a sleepover two days earlier.

"John provided Vodka and Tequila for her to drink and poured her many shots; She became very intoxicated," the charging document notes. "John provided her with marijuana, and they smoked in the garage."

The alleged victim said multiple actions involving forced sexual assault followed, including filming at one point, according to the document.

Police obtained a recording of a conversation between Redlich and the alleged victim where the specifics of the encounter were discussed, the charging document notes. In a subsequent JPD interview with Redlich, he acknowledged providing her with alcohol and marijuana, and described the sexual encounter as consensual while acknowledging he was "not super proud of his behavior."

He was indicted by a Superior Court grand jury in Juneau on four counts of second-degree sexual abuse of a minor, four counts of second-degree sexual assault and one count of third-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance. State records as of Friday afternoon show he is at Lemon Creek Correctional Center following a felony first appearance on Thursday.

His request for a public defender was approved, but he had not been assigned a specific attorney at the Public Defender Agency as of midday Friday. A message left for him by the Juneau Independent at that office did not receive a reply as of Friday afternoon.

Messages left at phone numbers for him in the NPPES NPI Registry, where he is listed as an addiction counselor with primary and secondary practice locations, also did not receive a response. The registry notes he has a certification date of Nov. 22, 2022, but "Issuance of an NPI does not ensure or validate that the Health Care Provider is Licensed or Credentialed."

• Contact Mark Sabbatini at editor@juneauindependent.com or (907) 957-2306.