El Dorado County man guilty in child porn case

And El Dorado County man pleaded guilty Dec. 4 to receipt and distribution of child pornography.

According to court documents, 63-year-old Nicholas Robert Bowen of Grizzly Flats took a woman to a Davis park and had her expose herself to 10- and 12-year-old boys while Bowen filmed using a spy camera built into his glasses. They were arrested by Davis police. A subsequent search of Bowen’s phone and computer discovered more than 600 images and videos of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct.

Bowen is scheduled to be sentenced Feb. 19. He faces a maximum of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report