FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 16, 2018
Anna Man Sentenced to Prison for Sex Abuse
Union County State’s Attorney Tyler R. Edmonds announced today that Stewart Everett Gowan (DOB 12/30/1949) of Anna has been sentenced to four (4) years in the Illinois Department of Corrections to one (1) count of Aggravated Criminal Sexual Abuse, a Class 2 Felony. Gowan will serve a two (2) year period of Mandatory Supervised Release and must register as a sex offender for life. Gowan committed an act of sexual conduct with a 14 year old minor in October 2017. Gowan was arrested in October 2017 as part of an investigation by Anna Police.
Media: Please contact the Union County Sheriff’s Office at (618) 833‑5500 for any available booking photographs.