Acton Bowen To Face More Sex Abuse Charges

JEFFERSON COUNTY, AL - Jefferson County prosecutors say youth minister Acton Bowen is expected to face additional sex abuse charges, adding to charges piled up against him since his arrest in April by Hoover police.

Prosecutors said that more potential victims had been discovered in Orange Beach and across state lines in Florida and Colorado. The FBI has become involved into the investigation prosecutors revealed. Bowen, founder of Acton Bowen Outreach Ministries, was taken into custody in Pelham April 10 and then transported to Hoover jail and charged with sodomy, enticing a child to enter a vehicle or house for immoral purposes, and second-degree sex abuse.

Hoover PD issued a statement at the time saying the victim was a male between the age of 12 and 16, and was a family acquaintance.

More on Bowen's initial arrest:

Youth Pastor, Evangelist Acton Bowen Arrested On Sodomy Charges

Bowen was booked into the Etowah County jail just a week later on felony charges of sodomy and enticing a child for immoral purposes. He was also charged with three counts of second-degree sexual abuse. Bowen was accused of sexually abusing four juveniles between the ages of 12 and 17 over a "period of many years," according to the Etowah County Sheriff's Office. Reports from the Etowah County Sheriff's Office said many of the alleged victims are now adults.

A resident of Etowah County, Bowen served as a chaplain in the Summer Olympic Games in London and is the author of "Escape the Noise," which reached the New York Times Best Sellers List and the Amazon Top 100 list. He has also appeared as a guest on Fox News. Bowen's wife filed for divorce upon learning of the allegations against him, and two of the members of the board for his ministry have resigned. Bowen denies all of the charges against him.

Photo from Hoover PD