Doctor Was Charged with Possessing Child Sex Abuse Material. Then His Home Burned Down By Liam Quinn 11

An Alaska doctor previously named to the state’s medical board was found dead in his burned-down home just days after he was charged with possessing child sex abuse material.

Alaska State Troopers said in a press release that they responded to a house fire in Wasilla on Dec. 13. The home was completely engulfed in flames when first responders arrived.

Initially, troopers said Ryan McDonough, 46, who lived at the home, was missing but that the other residents were safe. In an update, however, it was determined that McDonough’s remains were found in the home.

Authorities are still trying to determine what caused the fire.

On Dec. 11, two days before the fire, the Alaska Bureau of Investigation said that McDonough had been arrested as part of a child sex abuse material investigation.

McDonough was charged with 10 counts of possession of child sex abuse material, according to the agency.

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Alaska Public Media reported that McDonough had been a cardiologist at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center and Mat-Su Medical Group.

“It’s very shocking,” a hospital spokesperson told APM. “As soon as we found out on Thursday we terminated him.”

In August, Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy appointed McDonough to the state’s medical board, though he resigned in November, according to APM.

The outlet reported that following his arrest, McDonough’s wife posted his $50,000 bail.