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Minnesota Man Faces Trial For Our Podcast On The Trans Grooming Of His Daughter

Contrived harassment charge against Brent Bowlby will be heard next week

Jan 23, 2026
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Minnesota man Brent Bowlby will face trial next week for allegedly harassing his ex-partner through a third party. The Distance is allegedly that third party and supposedly harassed Bowlby’s ex-partner through the mundane journalistic practice of contacting her for comment on the story.

Documents obtained by The Distance corroborate our reporting that Sherburne County, Minnesota Child Protective Services prosecuted Mr. Bowlby because he did not accept his then-13 year-old daughter’s ‘gender identity’. The focus of our communication to the alleged victim of harassment included questions about this topic.

In a two-hour podcast that we published in October 2024, Mr. Bowlby explained how CPS systematically intervened in the court-ordered reunification of his family for the purpose of alienating him from his minor children.

Sherburne County CPS finally pressed charges against Mr. Bowlby for alleged “Mental Injury” of his second daughter over a four-day hearing in CPS court during April 2025…

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