A Child Solicitation Sting conducted in Greenwood, Indiana from Nov. 28 – Nov. 30, 2023 has resulted in 21 men, including a public servant, being arrested.

Former California Highway Patrol officer, Brian Pardue, was sentenced Wednesday morning to a year in jail, two years probation and he must register as a sex offender for attempting to meet a minor for sex in 2020.

Bowen, 34, of Montgomery, pleaded guilty to online solicitation of a minor, signing a judicial confession before his sentencing on Tuesday, according to information from the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office.