Source – According to court documents, 37-year-old Joel Bowers is accused of masturbating under his desk during his 6th period class in April of this year.
A 14-year-old girl who witnessed the incident told police Bowers “would not get out of his seat and didn’t tell us to do anything.”
The teenager further stated, “There was white stuff on his pants and he would not get up for anything. He had his hand down there and was sweating but it was cold in his room. His hands was down there but when someone went up there he would wipe his hand off with paper towel.”
Charging documents state students took video of Bowers during the masturbation incident, appearing to show him looking at his phone while he was pleasuring himself.
During their investigation, police discovered Bowers had also been sharing nude pictures with a 15-year-old girl via the social media platform Snapchat.
Bowers was put on administrative leave from the school in April, when the investigation began.
Bowers is still listed as the Jay County Democrat Party Chair, however, according to reports, he has since resigned his position.
He was charged with Performance Before a Minor That Is Harmful to Minors and Dissemination of Matter Harmful to Minors on October 1st. Police arrested him the following day.
According to charging documents, during the investigation, Bowers claimed the stains on his pants were from paint.
