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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.