Massachusetts: Homeless registered sex offender John Bowen, 46, caught on tape beating his young Husky

MASSACHUSETTS -- A Boston man is facing charges of animal cruelty after he was caught on video allegedly assaulting his dog at one of the region's busiest train stations.

MBTA Transit Police say witnesses taped 46-year-old John Bowen Monday night striking his Siberian Husky with a closed fist, kneeling on the dog and lifting it off the ground by the leash while at Boston's North Station.

"The dog was hit by [Bowen] and at some point he lifted the dog up and smashed her on the sidewalk," said Amanda Kennedy, Director of Boston's Animal Care and Control.

BAIL GIVEN, THEN REVOKED
Bowen was arraigned in Boston Municipal Court Tuesday and held on $5,000 cash bail. However, it was learned that he Bowen was wanted on an unrelated case out of Malden District Court so the judge revoked bail - meaning Bowen isn't getting out of jail anytime soon, prosecutors said.

NECN has also learned that Bowen is homeless and a level 3 sex offender.

 

Bowen's 9-month-old dog, meanwhile, is currently limping but stable. The dog, named Sarah, is undergoing a physical evaluation at a Boston animal shelter, prosecutors said.

"She is limping on the back. We're not sure if it's both legs or one leg," Kennedy said. "We're assuming that it's probably related to the abuse last night."

They need to examine her for possible sexual assault.

Bowen's next court date is Nov. 22. His attorney didn't immediately comment.

Sex Offender Registry Board (SORB) Public Website for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

JOHN PATRICK BOWEN is a Level 3 sex offender. The Board has determined that this individual has a moderate or high risk to re-offend and that the degree of dangerousness posed to the public is such that public safety interest is served by public availability of registration information. M.G.L. c. 6, §§ 178C-178Q.

Name: BOWEN, JOHN PATRICK
Offender Level: Level 3
Year Of Birth: 1970
Age: 46
Sex: MALE
Race: White
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 145 lbs
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown

Address: Homeless
Location: On the Street, Boston (area of Route 93 Zakim Bridge)
I don't believe he's homeless. Look at those photos. He's too clean cut to be living under a bridge. He's probably living with someone in violation of his terms (e.g. near a school or this person has children). 

Criminal Actions:
#1 Assault with intent to commit rape
Convicted: 12-16-1988

#2 Open and gross lewdness and lascivious behavior
Convicted: 07-25-2001

(NECN - Oct 25, 2016)