Thursday, March 13, 2014

Registered Sex Offender Arrested on Child Obscenity Charges


A registered sex offender living in the Sissonville area was arrested Wednesday after police say he touched himself inappropriately in front of three young girls getting off of a school bus.

John Rowe, 40, is charged with three felony counts of displaying obscene matter to a minor.

According to the criminal complaint, Rowe admitted to waiting for the girls to get off a school bus and touched himself inappropriately from his window as they walked home.

Rowe was taken to the South Central Regional Jail. His bond was set at $25,000.