Four Bend men arrested in human trafficking investigation

Four Bend men were arrested by Redmond Police Department detectives between September and October for their alleged involvement in the human trafficking and sexual relationship of a minor.

Shawn Bowlin, 45, Pedro Alonso, 22, Juan Carlos Linares, 31, and Victor Santos Govea, 36, are all facing a slue of sexual assault and human trafficking charges after allegedly subjecting a female who is a minor to ongoing human sex trafficking.

During the week of Aug. 28, Redmond Police began an investigation into a female who was involved in a sexual relationship with an adult male in the Redmond-Bend area.

Over the course of the investigation police found that several men in the area had been involved in ongoing human sex trafficking of the minor, who was believed to be under the age of 16 at the time.

The sex trafficking of the victim is expected to have occurred between June 1 and Sept. 24 as a part of a common scheme or plan between the four men.

Bowlin, who was arrested on Sept. 5, is facing charges of rape in the third degree, sex abuse in the first degree, encouraging child sex abuse and sodomy in the third degree.

Alonso, arrested Sept. 18, is facing rape in the first and third degree, sodomy in the first and third degree, luring a minor sexual conduct, online sexual corruption of a child in the first degree and strangulation.

Linares, arrested on Sept. 18, is facing charges of rape in the third degree, sodomy in the third degree, luring a minor for sexual conduct, online sexual corruption of a child in the first degree and a probation violation.

Govea, who was arrested on Tuesday, Oct. 13, is facing charges of trafficking in persons, compelling and promoting prostitution, luring a minor, unlawful delivery of marijuana, providing alcohol to an intoxicated person, rape in the third degree, sex abuse in the second degree, sodomy in the third degree and tattooing without a license.

Bowlin is set to enter his plea on the charges Nov. 20 at 8:30 a.m. Alonso is set to enter his plea on Nov. 3 at 1:30 p.m. Linares is set to enter his plea on the charges on Thursday at 3 p.m. and Govea is set to be arraigned on the charges Thursday at 1:30 p.m.

The Redmond Police Department are still seeking any other potential victims of human sex trafficking related to this investigation.

The public is encouraged to call the non-emergency dispatch line and reference the department case number 2026-30033 with any information about the investigation.