Sheriff: Santa Rosa teacher’s aide arrested on suspicion of lewd act with a child

Detectives began investigating after staff at Village Charter School reported the allegation on Wednesday, according to authorities.|
MATT PERA
THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

A 45-year-old man who worked as a teacher’s aide at a Santa Rosa elementary school has been arrested after school staff told authorities he engaged in inappropriate sexual conduct with a student, the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday.

Detectives began investigating after staff at Village Charter School reported the allegation on Wednesday morning, according to a report from the Sheriff’s Office.

Sage Winter Fifield of Santa Rosa was booked into the Sonoma County Jail early Thursday on suspicion of committing a lewd or lascivious act with a child under the age of 14. His bail was set at $100,000.

A representative of Village Charter School could not be immediately reached for comment Thursday.

The Sheriff’s Office urged anyone who believes their child was a victim of Fifield’s to call the Domestic Violence Sexual Assault Unit at 707-565-8290.

You can reach Staff Writer Matt Pera at matthew.pera@pressdemocrat.com. On Twitter @Matt__Pera.

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