Former DHS Officer Indicted for Multiple Counts of Sexual Assault Former DHS Officer Indicted for Multiple Counts of Sexual Assault Bert Christopher (“Chris”) Heitstuman. Image-state of Alaska Anchorage District Attorney Brittany Dunlop announced today that an Anchorage Grand Jury indicted Bert Christopher (“Chris”) Heitstuman on seven counts of Sexual Assault in the Second Degree and Attempted Sexual Assault in the Second Degree. Heitstuman was arrested on Thursday, February 25, and is currently being held on a $11,000 cash-only bond with a 24/7 third-party custodian required. This indictment is the result of a multi-year investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Anchorage Police Department, with collaboration from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Alaska and the State of Alaska Department of Law. Heitstuman is accused of sexually assaulting three women over a six-year period between 2012 and 2018. Five of the seven charges stem from conduct that occurred during Heitstuman’s employment as a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Federal Protective Service (FPS) Law Enforcement Specialist.