Jasper Man Sentenced for Child Molesting

Jasper- Joshua Govea was sentenced Friday for Level 1 Felony Child Molesting.

Govea was found guilty on May 25th on Child Molesting and Public Voyeurism charges following his arrest in 2021. Govea was accused of inappropriately touching a minor who disclosed the incident to her school personnel.

Dubois County Circuit Court Judge Nathan Verkamp sentenced Govea to 30 years at the Indiana Department of Corrections for the molesting charges. Govea’s time in the Dubois County Security Center was applied to the Public Voyeurism charges, which led to no time credited towards the 30 years. 

Judge Verkamp also found Govea to be a violent sexual predator and is requiring him to register as a sex offender for the remainder of his life.