School employee charged with molestation

[MedicCook]

School employee charged with molestation
Brian Howland, 37, groundskeeper at East Greenbush schools, charged with criminal sexual act

QUEENSBURY -- A groundskeeper at the East Greenbush schools has been charged with molesting a child.

Brian Howland, 37, of 1619 First St., Rensselaer, is charged with a criminal sexual act in the first degree, which State Police said occurred this summer in Lake George.

The crime is considered a violent felony and Howland faces 12 1/2 to 25 years in prison if convicted.

Howland, an eight-year district employee, was suspended with pay while school district officials conduct an investigation, according to Assistant Superintendent Larry Edson.

Police said the incident did not involve an East Greenbush student.

Howland was arraigned in Queensbury town court and is being held in the Warren County Jail. Bail was set at $50,000.

http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=527476&category=&BCCode=HOME&newsdate=10/20/2006

[sws4420]

Leave it to some scumbag from Rentler to take advantage of a kid. :dry:

And is it a sex scandal if it's just a janitor diddling a kid? :huh:

[MedicCook]

I am not sure, but since he is a school employee and they did not disclose the age of the victim(s), I figured it would be good to start here.

[MedicCook]

Man charged with criminal sexual act

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State Police in Queensbury have arrested a Rensselaer man for first-degree criminal sexual act involving a child less than 13 years old.

Brian Howland, 37, has worked in the maintenance department for the East Greenbush School District for the past eight years. Police said the crime he has been charged with took place in the Town of Lake George.

Howland was arraigned in the Town of Queensbury Court and sent to the Warren County Jail on $50,000 bail.

http://www.capitalnews9.com/content/top_stories/default.asp?ArID=195483