Breaking: Texas Right to Life Political Director Arrested for Solicitation of a Minor

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"The political director of Texas Right to Life, the state’s largest and oldest anti-abortion organization, has been been arrested for solicitation of a minor."

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Breaking: Anti-Choice Leader Arrested for Solicitation of a Minor
Texas Right to Life is scrubbing their website in response
10:59 AM · Aug 25, 2022

https://jessica.substack.com/p/anti-choice-leader-arrested-for-solicitation

UPDATE: Texas Right to Life says that Bowen’s employment was terminated on August 3. (The same day he was charged)

The political director of Texas Right to Life, the state’s largest and oldest anti-abortion organization, has been been arrested for solicitation of a minor. Luke Bowen has deleted his Twitter, removed his picture from LinkedIn—presumably because it matches the released mugshot—and taken down any mention of Texas Right to life on his LinkedIn work history.

In response, the group has been scrubbing Bowen’s name from their website. Texas Right to Life has removed his name from press releases and are deleting entire webpages that featured Bowen—including one where he ran a training for college students.

In addition to running political strategy for Texas Right to Life, Bowen has been the public face of the organization, representing them in the media and at events—in 2020, he was a featured speaker at the Texas Youth Summit. (Here’s a video of the panel.) Texas Right to Life also runs a weekend camp for teenagers, Team Life Camp; I’m waiting for comment from the organization on whether or not Bowen was involved in the camp or had access to teens in any way. (UPDATE: A spokesperson from Texas Right to Life says Bowen “was never involved” in Team Life Camp.)

Texas Right to Life is arguably the most influential anti-abortion group in the state; in addition to lobbying (and spending millions doing so), the organization also endorses extremist candidates and raises money for them. The organization’s biggest donor is billionaire Farris Wilks, responsible for bankrolling the state’s far-right shift.

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[underpants]

1. Mugshot

https://www.crimeonline.com/2022/08/25/texas-right-to-life-political-director-busted-for-allegedly-soliciting-a-minor/

[Nevilledog]

8. It's always the ones you most expect....

[Trueblue1968]

12. he is an Evil A_HOLE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i hope he rots in prison

[Ray Bruns]

2. Of course he has.

I am shocked, well not that shocked.

[underpants]

3. Mugshot

https://www.crimeonline.com/2022/08/25/texas-right-to-life-political-director-busted-for-allegedly-soliciting-a-minor/

[ItsjustMe]

4. Another One For The List

Republican Sexual Predators, Abusers, and Enablers Pt. 1

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/10/23/1806673/-Republican-Sexual-Predators-Abusers-and-Enablers-Pt-1

[awesomerwb1]

5. He does not have crazy GQP eyes

Aaaaaaand....shocker.

[dalton99a]

6. Kick

[Whiskeytide]

7. He was the public face of the organization? Really? n/t

[Hermit-The-Prog]

9. The Groomers, Oppressors, Pedophiles party.

Soon, they will never have heard of him. Just a minor office covfefe boy.

[Initech]

10. One day, all of these assholes will get caught. Then we will really be free!

[LonePirate]

11. I am somehow surprised and not surprised at the same time.

Obviously it is not surprise that someone who views women as nothing but breeding livestock would solicit a minor. Granted, the article doesn’t mention the gender of the minor.

However, I am surprised it was only one minor. They seldom only commit these types of crimes just once.

[Bettie]

13. Am I a terrible person for laughing

because the holier than thou crowd tend to be the worst among us.

[Aristus]

14. No wonder these creeps want ten year-old rape victims to bear children.

It's the only way these repulsive shit-baskets can reproduce...

[RockRaven]

15. I'm so surprised!

[badhair77]

16. Wonder if he's ever arranged for/paid for any abortions.

[keithbvadu2]

17. "Your values are our values" - republican family values

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216904640

Chairman of the Oklahoma College Republicans has been arrested for sex crimes w/ kids

"Your values are our values" - republican family values

[UTUSN]

18. Mug fits the often wrong stereotype of SCARY. More often than not this type of perps

have non-SCARY demeanors - to ATTRACT their targets with treats and a shoulder to cry on and "gentle."