Jessica Bowring - Repeat Molester Sentenced to Prison

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(Skowhegan, Maine) Twenty-eight-year-old Jessica Bowring pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual abuse of a 14-year-old boy and two counts of violating the conditions of her release.

The boy’s mother said the relationship between the older woman, who has five children, and her son has caused the boy's grades to suffer and damaged his relationships with family members.

Bowring was sentenced yesterday by Superior Court Justice Joseph Jabar to three years in prison. She must also serve two years probation after she is released.


[Update 12/16/07]

(Skowhegan, Maine) In August 2005, 25-year-old Jessica Bowring was arrested for allegedly engaging sexual relations with a 13-year-old boy. Bowring was released on bail and ordered to not contact her victim. In September, Bowring violated the court order by contacting the victim.

In October 2005, Bowring was indicted by a Somerset County grand jury on three counts of gross sexual assault involving a boy under the age of 14. She was also indicted for tampering with a witness and terrorizing.

In January 2006, Bowring pleaded guilty to one count of gross sexual assault. Inexplicably, two counts of gross sexual assault plus tampering with a witness, terrorizing and two counts of violating condition of release were not adjudicated.

Later in January, Bowring was sentenced to 9 months in prison with four years, three months prison suspended. She was also ordered to serve three years probation and to register as a lifetime sex offender. All other charges against Bowring seemed to have vanished.

On Friday of this week, Bowring, now 27, was back in court to face new charges related to again having sexual relations with the same boy. Since her release from prison, Bowring allegedly has had sex with the boy at least twice and had contact with him on hundreds, possibly thousands, of occasions, often through text messaging. Bowring faces two counts of sexual abuse of a minor and six counts of violating conditions of her release.

District Court Judge Charles LaVerdiere ordered Bowring to be jailed with bail.

Given Bowring's history with the legal system, it's anyone guess what happens next.

Tip: Don Morgenstern


[Update 01/22/08]

Bowring was indicted by a Somerset County grand jury last week for having sex with the same boy.

According to an affidavit signed by James F. Ross, an investigator with the Somerset County District Attorney's Office, Bowring admitted to having sex with the boy on two consecutive weekends in February and March of 2007.

She kept in almost daily contact with the boy, using her cell phone and texting the boy.

According to the affidavit, a review of cell phone records indicates the boy and Bowring communicated over 7,000 times between Aug. 3 and Nov. 11 of 2007.

Bowring faces two counts of sexual abuse of a minor and eight counts of violating her conditions of release. Each is a felony.