Crime & Safety
Former Montville Resident Pleads Guilty to Performing Sexual Act in Presence of Child: Report
A man charged with reckless endangerment to a child has plead guilty.

MONTVILLE, CT – A former resident plead guilty Tuesday to reckless endangerment after being charged with performing a sexual act in the presence of a child, The Day reported.
Michael Cushing, 45, has received three years probationfor performing a sexual act in the presence of an 11-year old girl, according to The Day. The girl’s mother testified she had found Cushing mastrubating while watching the girl take a shower.
The plea deal Cushing agreed to indicates he does not agree with the state’s version of the case but does not wish to risk harsher sentencing, The Day reported. Cushing was ordered to undergo sex offender evaluation and treatment of deemed necessary.
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