Dead of gunshot wound to the head.
Jan 13, 2008 - Dale Bowe, 46, Director** of Port Charlotte High School's marching band, was arrested accused of performing nonconsensual sex acts on two teenage male students.
According to a Charlotte County Sheriff's Office report, a 16-year-old boy reported a sexual battery to Port Charlotte High's school resource officer on Tuesday. Bowe was told to leave school property and remain off-campus during the investigation. On a trip to Walt Disney the 16-year-old boy said Bowe had performed oral sex on him against his will.
On Thursday, a 15-year-old boy came forward and told detectives about another alleged sexual battery, this time at Bowe's house. While they were there, Bowe allegedly performed oral sex on the boy without his consent. [WINK reports that the Orlando Police Department is investigating but no charges have been filed yet in connection with the second boy.]
Full Name: Dale Eugene Bowe
WINK News: Neighbors react to teacher's arrest
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LEGAL INFORMATION (from the story):""Sexual battery" means oral, anal or vaginal penetration by, or union with, the sexual organ of another, or the anal or vaginal penetration of another by any other object; however, sexual battery does not include an act done for a bona fide medical purpose. -- definition of sexual battery given in Florida Statutes."
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Charlotte County Sheriff's Office site No press release at this time.
Jan 14 - At the time of his resignation Bowe was under investigation on similar allegations stemming from an incident in Orlando. Orlando law enforcement officials notified the school district, [spokesman for the Charlotte County Public Schools Mike] Riley] said.When district personnel confronted Bowe about the allegations, he immediately resigned.
Jan 14 - The Sun-Herald: The 15-year-old said he had known Bowe since middle school and regularly communicated with him by phone and through MySpace.com, a social networking Web site.
BACKGROUND Jan 15 - ** Bowe was not a certified teacher. He was substituting as a band teacher after the band director took another job. His previous work experience centered mostly around banking.
NEW INVESTIGATION Jan 24 - The Orange County Sheriff's Office sex crime unit has begun an investigation after learning that Bowe may have been molesting young boys on Disney trips in Central Florida.
ARRESTED AGAIN March 22 - Bowe was arrested again Friday on charges of unlawful sexual activity against a minor.
BONDS OUT March 29 - Bowe bonded out. Bowe is accused of two felonies in Orange County, both for having sexual contact will one of his students while on a trip to Disney World. One felony is sexual activity with a 16 or 17 year old, the second felony is sexual battery. Bowe had earlier been arrested in Charlotte County. In Charlotte County he is accused of sexual assaulting another student. That student was allegedly visiting bowe's Port Charlotte home at the time of the assault.
NEW ACCUSATIONS May 16 - WINK reports on "disturbing new allegations of sexual abuse" by Bowe. They posted the following:
Document 1 Affidavit for Arrest Warrant Page one
Document 2 Page two
Document 3 Page three
Document 4 Page four
DEAD OF GUNSHOT WOUND June 3 - WINK:
The Sheriff's Office says 46-year-old Dale Bowe was found dead yesterday with a gunshot wound to the head. They are still investigating if this was a suicide.Herald Tribune: He was found dead at 2:40 PM Monday by investigators responding to a report of a man with a gun at the home he shared with his wife, who may have been, according to the Tribune, a witness to his death.
