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Boston--A Kentucky man convicted of a sex offense in 1996 was charged and arrested Thursday, Feb. 23 in federal court with failure to register as a sex offender.
Robert Lee Bowdre, 41, of Louisville, Kentucky., and recently of New Bedford, Mass., was
charged in a criminal complaint with failure to register as a sex offender, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney's Office.
The criminal complaint alleges that between June 17, 2011 and Feb. 8, 2012, Bowdre, who allegedly was required to register as a sex offender, traveled from state-to-state for business, and knowingly failed to register and update his registration.
According to court documents, Bowdre was convicted in 1996 of 1st degree rape and 1st degree sodomy in Kentucky.
If convicted on these charges, Bowdre faces up to 10 years in prison, to be followed by
up to a lifetime supervised release and a $250,000 fine.
Bowdre remains in custody on the federal charge and is scheduled for a detention hearing March 1 in U.S. District Court in Boston.
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