Shot 06/23/2011.## Wire/StoryDescription: Pete Bowen, convicted on 34 counts of child molestation two months ago was sentenced to at least 302 years in prison.   Judge Paul Farrell told Bowen, "These 34 counts represent the tip of iceberg of probably thousands of rapes more than anyone in the history of WV. Each sex act was a separate crime. You are worse than any criminal you dealt with as a police officer. Nine men testified that you raped them over and over again. You brainwashed them as children it was okay to engage in these sex acts. You often picked children from broken homes." Pete Bowen’s defense attorney asked for acquittal. The motion was denied. Jay Love, the defense attorney told the court, "I ask that you consider and reflect on all the testimony." Pete Bowen declined to comment when asked by the judge. Prosecutor Chris Chiles told the court, "We heard from of the most courageous young men to say what they did on the stand and disclose terrible atrocities that could've happened to them. The only way justice can be served is if he can be serve consecutive sentences on all 34 counts." A victim's mother said, "My son's life will forever be affected by that monster. He betrayed their trust. My kids lives are not going to be the same, he took it from them. He just took their lives away from them. You know you did it, and you know what you did to my boys. You looked at me in the face knowing what you did to my kids and now you'll live with that for the rest of your life. You're a monster and you know it." Shane Wilburn, a victim from the ages of 8 to 14 told the court, "My life has been forever changed. He stole from me my childhood and trust in people. He killed the boy I was and the man who I would become. The mental abuse will always affect me. Although he has been convicted of his crimes, the suffering will never end. My mother will always have a heavy heart knowing what happened to her boys. This man deserves no mercy and h...