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Foot-Sniffing Predator Who Targeted Girls Named and Pictured

Alexander Scott-Bowen received a 38-week prison term and a 10-year sexual harm prevention order after pleading guilty to seven counts.

  • On Friday, September 11, Alexander Scott-Bowen, a 24-year-old man, received a 38-week prison sentence at Bristol Crown Court after pleading guilty to seven counts of sexual assault involving foot sniffing.
  • Scott-Bowen began his pattern of behavior in 2022 in Yate, South Gloucestershire, where he approached young girls to touch and sniff their feet after engaging them in conversation.
  • Police linked Scott-Bowen to the incidents using DNA found on a victim's shoelace, while forensic examination of his mobile phone revealed material indicative of a foot fetish.
  • Despite his March 2025 arrest, Scott-Bowen continued to offend while on bail; he has now been released from custody after serving his 38-week sentence on remand since January.
  • A 10-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order was granted, and Scott-Bowen was added to the Sex Offenders Register for the next decade, with police describing his actions as "sexual attacks against predominantly young girls.
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Foot-sniffing predator who targeted girls named and pictured

A 24-year-old man who approached young girls and asked to sniff their feet in Yate has been sentenced.

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Man who approached young girls and asked to sniff their feet named and pictured

Alexander Scott-Bowen admitted his motives for the attacks was his own sexual gratification

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