TX Anti-Abortion Leader Gets 5 Years In Child Sex Sting

February 18, 2023 Christianists, Crime

The Houston Chronicle reports:

Former Texas Right to Life Political Director Luke Bowen was sentenced to five years in prison after admitting he tried to meet up with who he believed was a 13-year-old girl for sex.

Bowen, 34, of Montgomery, pleaded guilty to online solicitation of a minor, signing a judicial confession before his sentencing on Tuesday, according to information from the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office.

First Assistant Mike Holley said Bowen acknowledged he was communicating with a 13-year-old and asked for explicit images from her and sent photos of his erect penis. Bowen then asked if the girl wanted to “hook up.”

Read the full article.

My August 2022 report on his arrest is here.

🚨NEW: Former Texas Right to Life Political Director Luke Bowen was sentenced to five years in prison after admitting he tried to meet up with who he believed was a 13-year-old girl for sex. @HoustonChron https://t.co/k2qcb2AeZc

— The Intellectualist (@highbrow_nobrow) February 17, 2023

Luke Bowen, 34, former Texas Right to Life Political Director, pleaded guilty to online solicitation of a minor and has been sentenced to 5 years in prison. https://t.co/9rCzAeL318 pic.twitter.com/uiPYCtWvRB

— 𝐁𝐞𝐤𝐬 (@antifaoperative) February 18, 2023

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— Texas Right to Life (Text ProLife to 40237) (@TXRightToLife) February 18, 2023

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— Texas Right to Life (Text ProLife to 40237) (@TXRightToLife) February 17, 2023

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— Texas Right to Life (Text ProLife to 40237) (@TXRightToLife) February 13, 2023

Texas Right to Life is one of the most powerful anti-abortion groups in a state known for setting the anti-abortion agenda for the rest of the nation — and its political director was just arrested for the online solicitation of a minor. https://t.co/QeoKIA7D7e

— VICE News (@VICENews) August 25, 2022

Luke Bowen of @TXRightToLife helped spread a rumor that I was a part of human trafficking on behalf of the @StephanieKlick campaign. Today, we find out that he was arrested for solicitation of a minor. Disgusting.
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— David Lowe for Texas (@DavidLowe4Texas) August 25, 2022