Crime & Safety

Former Farmington Schools Substitute Teacher Sentenced for Sexual Assault

Andrew Montgomery Howell will serve five years of probation and must register as a sex offender.

A Farmington Public Schools substitute teacher who pleaded "no contest" in September to assault with intent to commit criminal sexual conduct has been sentenced to five years of probation. 

Andrew Montgomery Howell, 58, was arrested by Farmington Hills Police on March 27, after an incident during school hours at Hillside Elementary School. Farmington Public Schools Superintendent Sue Zurvalec said in March that district officials were notified on March 19 of a "complaint alleging inappropriate conduct". Howell was immediately blocked from substituting in the district.

According to a Detroit Free Press story, the parents of the 7-year-old victim submitted a written statement, but did not speak during the sentencing hearing, held Nov. 1 in Oakland County Circuit Court. 

The Free Press report quoted the parents' statement: “We’re incredibly proud our daughter came to us. We feel in doing so she saved other children."

Oakland County's Court Explorer website shows Howell must comply with sex offender registry requirements and DNA testing, pay more than $3,000 in court costs and fees, and participate in mental health treatment, among other requirements. 


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