Joshua Bowen, campus director at Mountain View Community Church in Culpeper, VA, is a registered sex offender who sexually assaulted a 14-year-old.

Sex Crimes — Culpeper, VA — reported 2026-07-11

KEY FACTS

• Incident type: Sex Crimes
• Location: Culpeper, VA
• Date reported: 2026-07-11
• Suspect: male, age 24
• Victim(s): 1 (a 14-year-old girl)
• Status: pleaded guilty

REPORTED DETAILS

• Joshua Bowen was arrested June 6, 2004, 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.
• His sentence was between 48 and 67 months.
• He received credit for time served in Pennsylvania and North Carolina detention facilities.
• The court dismissed several other counts, including sexual offense with a student, statutory sex offense, and indecent liberties.