Sex Crimes — Culpeper, VA — reported 2026-07-06

SUMMARY

Joshua Bowen, a 24-year-old male, was arrested for having sex with a 14-year-old girl who was a student at the middle school where he taught in Hertford County, North Carolina, on June 6, 2004.

KEY FACTS

  • Incident type: Sex Crimes
  • Location: Culpeper, VA
  • Date reported: 2026-07-06
  • Suspect: male, age 24
  • Victim(s): 1 (a 14-year-old girl)

REPORTED DETAILS

  • Joshua Bowen was arrested for having sex with a 14-year-old girl who was a student at the middle school where he taught in Hertford County, North Carolina.
  • Bowen pleaded guilty in 2005 to a second-degree statutory sex offense.
  • He received credit for time served in Pennsylvania and North Carolina detention facilities while awaiting disposition in this matter.
  • The court dismissed several other counts, including sexual offense with a student, statutory sex offense, and indecent liberties.
  • Bowen was sentenced between 48 and 67 months.