ALABAMA
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Crystal Bonvillian, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
HOOVER, Ala.
An Alabama evangelist, public speaker and author was arrested Tuesday, accused of sexually abusing a teenage boy.
Paul Edward Acton Bowen, 37, of Southside, was booked on charges of sodomy, sexual abuse and enticing a child for immoral purposes, according to Jefferson County Jail records. He was released early Wednesday morning on $90,300 bail.
AL.com reported that an investigation into Bowen by the Hoover Police Department began about three weeks ago. An arrest warrant was issued on Monday.
The victim in the case is a family acquaintance between the ages of 13 and 15.
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