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Local man charged with sexual abuse

December 1, 2017

By Larry Berteau/MT

Mountain resident John David Bowe, 48, was arrested Oct. 25 by the
Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office Child Abuse Team, in conjunction with the
U.S. Marshal’s Office in Pomona, Calif.

According to authorities, Bowe has been a registered sex offender in California
since March 2002.

Bowe is now being held in the San Bernardino County Jail on two counts of
sexual abuse in the first degree; two counts of sodomy in the first degree;

one count of luring a minor; and one count of online sexual corruption of a
child. He is awaiting extradition to Oregon.

Bowe was arrested as part of an investigation that alleged he had sexually
assaulted a 13-year-old female in Sandy, in the early morning hours of Oct.
16.

Detectives were alerted to Bowe after they were notified he had frequented
locations where children gather. He is believed to have had contact with
multiple families with minor children, according to the sheriff’s office.

Bowe was known in the Mountain community having partnered in a sandwich
shop on Hwy. 26 a short distance east of Alder Creek, and more recently he
operated a barbecue stand in the parking area in front of Thriftway in the
Hoodland Shopping Center in Welches.

County Sheriff’s Office detectives are searching for additional victims and ask
anyone who had contact with Bowe while children were present to let
investigators know. The Sheriff’s Office Tip Line is 503-723-4949, or online
email address is https://web3.clackamas.us/contact/tip.jsp. Please reference
CCSO Case No. 17-27368.

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