FORMER PAYNESVILLE MAN FOUND GUILTY ON 13 COUNTS IN PIKE COUNTY CHILD SEX ABUSE CASE

PIKE COUNTY, MO. A former Paynesville, Missouri, resident has been found guilty on 13 criminal counts involving sexual offenses against minors, stemming from incidents in Pike County in August 2023.

Travis Bowser, now of Butte, Montana, was found guilty on October 15, 2026, according to a report published October 21 by Pike County News.

The offenses included child molestation, statutory sodomy, sexual abuse, furnishing pornographic material to minors, and sexual misconduct.

The case dates back more than three years, to August 2023, when the offenses occurred in Pike County, Missouri.

The publicly available report confirms 13 guilty counts but does not provide a complete breakdown of the individual counts or details about the court's sentencing schedule.

RiverNewsLive will continue following the case for information about sentencing and any additional court proceedings.

Source: Pike County News, October 21, 2026. https://www.pikecountynews.com/2026/10/21/news/bowser-found-guilty-of-child-molestation-charge/

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