Petaluma private music teacher arrested on molestation charge

<p>Petaluma Police say a self-employed music teacher has been arrested for the alleged molestation of a child, though whether his alleged victim was one of his students was not immediately clear early Friday morning.</p><p>Dominick Godino, 68, was arrested at his home Thursday evening for the alleged commission of lewd acts on a child under 14 and penetration with a foreign object - both felonies, authorities said.</p><p>Police said the alleged assault was reported to them on Saturday, Feb. 28, though it was not immediately clear when it is alleged to have occurred.</p><p>They launched an investigation, resulting in Godino's arrest Thursday.</p><p>He was booked into the Sonoma County Jail but was released around 3:30 a.m. Friday after posting bond for $200,000 bail, jail personnel said.</p><p>The victim's gender was not disclosed in a press release police sent out shortly after midnight Thursday.</p><p>Additional details were not immediately available Friday morning.</p><p>Authorities ask that anyone who may have information about the case contact police Detective Aaron Garihan at 707-778-4456.</p>