A 51-year-old Grosse Pointe Farms man is facing felony charges for allegedly sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl who was the daughter of a family friend. The disturbing allegations become even more troubling as investigators say Dwayne Howell was wearing a tether for a completely different crime at the time of the alleged assault.

The case dates back to May 28, when Howell allegedly picked up the victim from her school in Detroit. Police say he later took the girl to his home in Grosse Pointe Farms and sexually assaulted her multiple times.

"It is disturbing to know that somebody would do this to such a young victim. We did capture him. Is that ever going to make the situation better? No. This is something the victim is going to have to live with for the rest of her life," said Detect

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