June 1, 2007 - Todd McDowell, 57, a teacher at Zavala Elementary School, pleaded guilty to charges of indecency with a child for allegedly touching a former student during a school camping trip and for groping her in a classroom after school, according to court documents.
He was arrested September 2006. The acts took place in 1996. No age of the victim at the time of the crime given. No sentencing date given.
KVUE: He will be required to register as a sex offender. He was originally charged with aggravated sexual assault of a child, a first degree felony.
SENTENCED: August 3 - McDowell was sentenced to 100 days in jail -not prison - and 10 years of probation.
McDowell pleaded guilty under a deferred adjudication agreement. In addition to the jail time and 200 hours of community service, McDowell will serve 10 years of probation. If he violates probation, he could be sentenced up to 20 years in prison. If he stays out of trouble, the charge against him could be removed from his record.There was no mention of sex offender registration. Age of child was given as 13 at the time of the incident.
