Teacher arrested in molestation case

<p>A Napa teacher was arrested Sunday after an investigation into a Sonoma teenager's allegation that the instructor molested him for two years.</p><p>The victim, now 18 years old, told officials in June that Josefat Estrada Jr., a family friend, started molesting him when he was 14 years old, said Sgt. Glenn Lawrence of the Sonoma County Sheriff's Department.</p><p>Estrada, 35, has been a teacher with the Napa Unified School District at least since the alleged molestation occurred, Lawrence said.</p><p>The district confirmed his employment Monday but would not comment on how long he had been with the district or where he taught.</p><p>Estrada was arrested at his Napa home and booked into the Sonoma County Jail on eight counts of oral copulation of a minor, one count of oral copulation of a minor unconscious of the act, and one count of performing a lewd act on a child. He was being held on $235,000 bail and was expected in court today.</p><p>-- Laura Norton</p>