Dennis Michiel McDaniel, 31, was arrested on Tuesday, December 20, on suspicion of indecency with a child, a Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) spokesperson said.
Police launched an investigation into McDaniel on December 8, following allegations of inappropriate behavior with children who attended the daycare facility where he was employed at the time.
The MCSO spokesperson added McDaniel is currently being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $250,000 bond.
“Additional charges may be added as the investigation continues,” the Facebook news release added. “McDaniel has had access to children in Montgomery County and Harris County through his employment or volunteer work at multiple daycares, churches, and school districts.”
The MCSO shared the following list of McDaniel’s previous employers around Montgomery and Harris counties:
Tomball Bible Church Daycare - Tomball, Texas (2011-2012)The Woodlands Church (Fellowship) - Tomball location (2012)Graceview Baptist Church - Tomball, Texas (2014)Conroe ISD - Conroe, Texas (2015)School District located in Harris County (employed for 3 days only in 2015)ABC Academy- Conroe, Texas (2017)Zion Lutheran Church and Daycare - Tomball, Texas (2017)Xplor Preschool and School Age Care - Spring, Texas (2018)The Woodlands Church (Fellowship) - The Woodlands location (2018 -2019)Little Texans Childcare Center Tomball, Texas (2020)School in the Pines - Spring, Texas (2020)All Starz Academy - Spring, Texas (2021)The Honey Tree - Houston, Texas (2021)The Kids Club - Magnolia, Texas (October to December of 2022)Little Tots - Spring, Texas (Summer of 2022)
According to the Department of Health and Human Services, there were 618,000 child maltreatment victims in 2020. It added that 9.4 percent of those victims had been sexually abused. “The victimization rate for girls is 8.9 per 1,000 girls in the population, which is higher than boys at 7.9 per 1,000 boys in the population,” said the Child Maltreatment 2020 report.
Sheriff Rand Henderson said: “The case has intersected multiple law enforcement agencies and I am deeply grateful for the teamwork and detailed investigation done by our detectives, the DA’s Office, the Pct. 5 Constables Office, and Children’s Safe Harbor. Though complex, their thorough and diligent work led to this arrest and protection of our children.
“We stand united as force multipliers to protect our kids and will continue to work tirelessly to find these individuals and bring them to justice. We take no responsibility more seriously.”
The MCSO asked anyone with any information about McDaniel to contact 936-760-5800 and refer to case 22A359348.
People can also contact the Multi-County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-392-STOP [7867] to remain completely anonymous.
Newsweek has contacted the MCSO for comment.
