A former substitute teacher convicted of sex crimes against children in Oakland County is headed to prison.

At a hearing in Oakland County Circuit Court on Tuesday afternoon, Timothy Daugherty was sentenced to 10-15 years incarceration for six counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct that happened at Spring Mills Elementary School in Highland Township, where he worked as a guest teacher for Huron Valley Schools.

Daugherty, 61, of White Lake Township, was found guilty of the crimes at the conclusion of a jury trial in May. He was reportedly employed by third-party contractor Edustaff when he committed the crimes.

Daugherty’s victims, all female, ranged in age from 9 to 11 at the time they were assaulted.

Sentencing Judge Yasmine Poles also ordered Daugherty to comply with sex offender registry requirements, testing for HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases, comply with DNA testing, and have no contact with victims. Lifetime GPS monitoring by electronic tether will be required when he’s released from prison on parole.

Poles acknowledge 58 days jail credit for Daugherty.

According to the Oakland County Prosecutor’s office, the first allegations against Daugherty were reported to law enforcement about a year ago and he was immediately suspended from his substitute teaching position. He was out on bond until his conviction several weeks ago, when he was remanded to the Oakland County Jail.

Huron Valley Schools issued this statement Tuesday following Daugherty’s sentencing:

‘The safety and well-being of our students remain our highest priority. We are grateful to the students and families who came forward and we thank law enforcement for their thorough handling of this matter. Our school counselors remain available to support any student or family in need of assistance.

Due to the sensitive nature of this case and to protect the privacy of the students and families involved, we will not be providing additional details at this time.”

Attorney Ven Johnson, representing the victims in a planned civil case, issued this statement Tuesday after the sentencing: “This is an important first step toward full and complete accountability, but it will never erase the harm done to these children and their families. Our clients are living with trauma that never should have been inflicted; not just by Timothy Daugherty, but by the institutions that failed to protect them. Our civil lawsuit is about full accountability and exposing a system that allowed this abuse to happen and demanding real, lasting change so no child or family has to suffer like this again.”

The lawsuit has not yet been filed.