61-year-old overseeing woman during training sexually touched her, CA cops say

A 61-year-old instructional assistant was arrested after being accused of sexually touching a 20-year-old woman, California police said.

In April, administrators with Santa Rosa City Schools reported a complaint accusing Apolinario Araki “Junior” Santos of inappropriately touching a woman during her workday at a business involved in the “Transition Program,” which helps adults ages 18 to 22 with developmental disabilities gain job experience with local employers, according to a Facebook post by the police department.

Further investigation revealed “Santos’ touching of the victim was sexually motivated,” Santa Rosa police said.

He was accused of touching the woman “against her will,” and “the victim was unable to consent to the acts due to her developmental disability,” police said.

On May 27, Santos was arrested at his home and booked into the Sonoma County Jail on charges of lewd acts against a dependent adult by a caretaker, police said.

Officers said the victim’s identity and her place of work will not be released.

Anyone with information is asked to call 707-543-3595.

Santa Rosa is about a 50-mile drive northwest of San Francisco.

This story was originally published May 28, 2025 at 5:20 PM with the headline "61-year-old overseeing woman during training sexually touched her, CA cops say."