Two men plead guilty to child molestation
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The defendants, Bobby Northcutt and Randy Bowdoin, entered guilty pleas this week before Circuit Court Judge Bart Stanley to separate incidents of child rape. They will be sentenced for their offenses Oct. 8.
Northcutt faces from 15 to 50 years in prison for molesting two boys over a period of years. One of the victims fell prey to Northcutt when the child was only 4 years old. The molestations, which began in 1994, continued over many years, ending when Northcutt was turned in to authorities last year. The other victim in the case was molested over the course of two years beginning in 2000 when the boy was 8 years old.
Investigators say Northcutt was able to gain access to the boys because he was a friend of the family and sometimes baby-sat the children.
His plea to two counts of child rape means he will face an extended sentence since any term he receives will be served at 100 percent.
Bowdoin faces 15 to 25 years in prison for also molesting a child over a period of years. In his case, the victim was a 6-year-old girl. The molestation continued for five years, ending when the girl was 11. Bowdoin’s wife, Donna Bowdoin, was earlier given a probationary sentence for not reporting the molestations which lawmen believe she knew about a month before her husband was arrested. As part of the settlement, Mrs. Bowdoin planned to testify against her husband had his case gone to trial.
Both Bowdoin and Northcutt remain held behind bars awaiting sentencing.