Punishment is handed down in the sexual assault of a child
Posted/updated on: August 23, 2025 at 11:47 am
CARTHAGE – The Panola County District Attorney’s Office said a man was sentenced to 20 years in state prison on Thursday for a 2023 sexual assault of a child case. According to our news partner KETK, Kendrell Dejuan Bowen of Longview was found guilty of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl. On Thursday, the 123rd Judicial District court sentenced Bowen to 20 years in state prison, the maximum sentence for sexual assault of a child.
Panola County Jail records show that Bowen was arrested for sexual assault of a child on Oct. 25, 2023, for an offense that happened two days prior.
Bowen is required to pay a fine of up to $10,000 and will have to register on the Sex Offender Registry for life.
