Crime: 2000s, 2010s, 
Crime county:
UT - Washington, - Crime state:
Utah,
- Convicted:
2010,
LDS positions: Scout leader, - LDS mission:
unknown
- Alleged:
Unknown number of victims,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, - AKA Jack E. Bowers
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Jack Earl Bowers was married in the St. George Utah LDS temple in 1969. He worked for Kennecott Copper for many years.
Bowers served for a time as a boy scout leader in his local LDS church.
In 2010, Bowers was charged with 10 second degree felony counts of sex exploitation of a minor.
He pleaded guilty to two of those counts.
On 2010-08-20, Bowers was sentenced to two consecutive terms of 1 to 15 years in the Utah State Prison.
Letters to the judge obtained by FLOODLIT (thanks to your donations) speak of Bowers having a sexual “addiction” or “sickness.”
Bowers’s ex-wife (divorced in 2010) wrote to the judge on his behalf, stating that he was “a kind and gentle man” who had “problems with pornography.”
In 2011, Bowers’s brother, Steven Lynn Bowers, was convicted of securities fraud in Utah.
Bowers’s father was an LDS bishop, stake president, mission president, temple president and stake patriarch.
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Sources
- Announce Engagement,
- obituary of Bowers's father,
- STATE OF UTAH ATTORNEY GENERAL vs. JACK EARL BOWERS CASE NUMBER 101903787 State Felony,
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1. Announce Engagement
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2. obituary of Bowers's father
Thomas Lavoy Esplin, age 83, died Tuesday, February 3, 1998 at his home in St. George, Utah.
He was born October 15, 1914 in Orderville, Utah to Israel and Chastie Esplin. He married Phoebe Lytle on April 11, 1941 in the St. George Temple. She preceded him in death in 1989.He was a graduate of Dixie College and Brigham Young University, where he received a degree in Zoology. He was a well respected educator who served as Superintendent of Kane and Washington County Schools for over 35 years. As a member of the LDS Church he served the Lord in many capacities including Bishop, Stake President, Mission President (Canada Winnipeg), St. George Temple President and at the time of his death he was serving as Patriarch of the St. George East Stake.
He is survived by[REDACTED] and [REDACTED]: [REDACTED] Young of Wayne, PA; [REDACTED] of [REDACTED], UT; [REDACTED] [REDACTED], UT; [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED]ll of both of [REDACTED], UT. [REDACTED] and [REDACTED]; [REDACTED]: [REDACTED] of [REDACTED] UT and [REDACTED] of [REDACTED], UT.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 7, 1998 at 10 a.m. at the Tabernacle (18 South Main) in St. George, UT. Friends may call Friday evening from 7-9 at Spilsbury & Beard Mortuary (110 S. Bluff) in St. George, UT. Interment will be in the St. George Cemetery under the direction of Spilsbury & Beard Mortuary, St. George, UT-673-2454. -
3. STATE OF UTAH ATTORNEY GENERAL vs. JACK EARL BOWERS CASE NUMBER 101903787 State Felony
THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT - SALT LAKE COUNTY DISTRICT COURT
SALT LAKE COUNTY, STATE OF UTAH
STATE OF UTAH ATTORNEY GENERAL vs. JACK EARL BOWERS
CASE NUMBER 101903787 State FelonyCHARGES
Charge 1 - 76-5A-3 - SEX EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR - 2nd Degree Felony
Offense Date: January 21, 2010
Location: SALT LAKE COUNTY
Plea: August 20, 2010 Guilty
Disposition: August 20, 2010 GuiltyCharge 2 - 76-5A-3 - SEX EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR - 2nd Degree Felony
Offense Date: January 21, 2010
Location: SALT LAKE COUNTY
Plea: August 20, 2010 Guilty
Disposition: August 20, 2010 GuiltyCharge 3 - 76-5A-3 - SEX EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR - 2nd Degree Felony
Offense Date: January 21, 2010
Location: SALT LAKE COUNTY
Disposition: August 20, 2010 Dismissed (w/o prej)Charge 4 - 76-5A-3 - SEX EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR - 2nd Degree Felony
Offense Date: January 21, 2010
Location: SALT LAKE COUNTY
Disposition: August 20, 2010 Dismissed (w/o prej)Charge 5 - 76-5A-3 - SEX EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR - 2nd Degree Felony
Offense Date: January 21, 2010
Location: SALT LAKE COUNTY
Disposition: August 20, 2010 Dismissed (w/o prej)Charge 6 - 76-5A-3 - SEX EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR - 2nd Degree Felony
Offense Date: January 21, 2010
Location: SALT LAKE COUNTY
Disposition: August 20, 2010 Dismissed (w/o prej)Charge 7 - 76-5A-3 - SEX EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR - 2nd Degree Felony
Offense Date: January 21, 2010
Location: SALT LAKE COUNTY
Disposition: August 20, 2010 Dismissed (w/o prej)Charge 8 - 76-5A-3 - SEX EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR - 2nd Degree Felony
Offense Date: January 21, 2010
Location: SALT LAKE COUNTY
Disposition: August 20, 2010 Dismissed (w/o prej)Charge 9 - 76-5A-3 - SEX EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR - 2nd Degree Felony
Offense Date: January 21, 2010
Location: SALT LAKE COUNTY
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Disposition: August 20, 2010 Dismissed (w/o prej)Charge 10 - 76-5A-3 - SEX EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR - 2nd Degree Felony
Offense Date: January 21, 2010
Location: SALT LAKE COUNTY
Disposition: August 20, 2010 Dismissed (w/o prej)08-20-2010 Charge 1 Disposition is Guilty
08-20-2010 Charge 2 Disposition is Guilty
08-20-2010 Charge 3 Disposition is Dismissed
08-20-2010 Charge 4 Disposition is Dismissed
08-20-2010 Charge 5 Disposition is Dismissed
08-20-2010 Charge 10 Disposition is Dismissed
08-20-2010 Charge 6 Disposition is Dismissed
08-20-2010 Charge 7 Disposition is Dismissed
08-20-2010 Charge 8 Disposition is Dismissed
08-20-2010 Charge 9 Disposition is Dismissed
08-20-2010 Minute Entry - Minutes for Change of PleaSENTENCE PRISON
Based on the defendant's conviction of SEX EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR a 2nd Degree Felony, the defendant is sentenced to an indeterminate term of not less than one year nor more than fifteen years in the Utah State Prison.Based on the defendant's conviction of SEX EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR a 2nd Degree Felony, the defendant is sentenced to an indeterminate term of not less than one year nor more than fifteen years in the Utah State Prison.
To the SALT LAKE County Sheriff: The defendant is remanded to your custody for transportation to the Utah State Prison where the defendant will be confined.
SENTENCE PRISON CONCURRENT/CONSECUTIVE NOTE
Charges are to run consecutive to each other.
Defendant transported from the ADC.12-14-2010 **** PRIVATE **** Filed: Psychosexual Evaluation
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