Cedar Rapids, IA: The authorities in Iowa arrested a registered sexual offender in Cedar Rapids. The individual is accused of picking up two young girls and touching one of them in an inappropriate manner before they escape from his vehicle.
The charges against Rusty Lynn Bowles, who is 56 years old, include inappropriate contact with a minor as well as endangering a child. The arrest happened on Friday.
They were strolling together on April 25 when Bowles came over in a vehicle and offered them a lift, according to a criminal complaint. The girls, who were 12 and 13 years old, informed the police that they were walking together. He took them to a gas station located at the intersection of Bowling Street Southwest and 41st Avenue Drive Southwest, where he purchased some food for them.
Bowles made inappropriate contact with one of the girls after he had driven away from the gas station, and both of the girls ordered him not to touch her again. The complaint adds that they exited the truck and went to a nearby shop, where they phoned the police immediately after arriving.
According to the Iowa Sex Offender Registry, Bowles was found guilty of assault with the purpose to commit sexual abuse on an adult in the year 1994. In 2011, he was charged with enticing a kid who was between the ages of 14 and 17 years old.