OAKLAND COUNTY, Mich. – A civil lawsuit on behalf of dozens of families whose young children were sexually assaulted by a substitute teacher in Highland Township was filed Monday morning against Huron Valley Schools and multiple others.
Timothy Allen Daugherty was charged in August 2024 with a series of sexual assaults alleged to have happened in Highland Township, where he was contracted as a substitute teacher for Huron Valley Public Schools and Spring Mills Elementary School.
Daugherty was found guilty on May 13, 2025, of six counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct.
Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard said in May that the victims were all young girls, about 10 years old.
According to court documents, Daugherty was immediately suspended from work when the first reports were made to law enforcement in April 2024.
On Sept. 22, 2025, Ven Johnson announced a lawsuit that was filed on behalf of the victims’ families against the Huron Valley School District, its employees, Daugherty and EduStaff.
EduStaff was the company that contracted with the district to provide substitute teachers.
According to Johnson, Daugherty continued to work at the school despite multiple complaints against him.
In 2016, he was initially charged with second-degree criminal sexual conduct. Johnson said those charges were voluntarily dismissed.
After the charges were dropped, Johnson said Daugherty continued to work as a substitute teacher.
The lawsuit alleged that multiple district employees failed to report suspected child abuse. The families stated that the school district ignored the warnings and allowed Daugherty to continue working in classrooms despite a prior criminal charge and previous concerns.
Huron Valley Schools responded to the lawsuit with a statement:
“The health and safety of our students is our top priority, and we take that responsibility very seriously. Huron Valley Schools wants to assure the parents and families in our district that we remain fully committed to the well-being of every student in our care. Due to ongoing litigation, we are unable to comment further on this matter at this time.”