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Miami Herald
28-05-2025
- Miami Herald
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.
Yahoo
28-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Santa Rosa man accused of sexually abusing disabled woman
(KRON) — An instructional assistant who works with developmentally disabled young adults in Santa Rosa was arrested Tuesday and accused of sexual abuse. Police identified the instructional assistant as Apolinario Araki 'Junior' Santos, 61, of Santa Rosa. The alleged victim is a 20-year-old woman who participates in a 'Transition Program' at Ridgeway High School, the Santa Rosa Police Department said. Police said the program helps young adults who have developmental disabilities acquire job and life skills through partnerships with local employers. Police said Santos committed lewd acts against the disabled woman. 'Santos was working as an Instructional Assistant for the Transition Program at the time these incidents were believed to have occurred,' SRPD wrote. Police were first alerted last month by Santa Rosa City Schools administrators who received a complaint. The complaint, filed by one of SRCS's employer partners, stated that Santos inappropriately touched the victim 'multiple times during her workday at their business,' police wrote. Detectives reviewed video recordings from the business. Investigators said they determined that Santos intentionally touched 'intimate parts of the victim against her will' and that the victim was unable to consent to sexual acts due to her developmental disability. Dismembered San Jose woman identified in cold case homicide On Tuesday afternoon, detectives found Santos at home and booked him to a Sonoma County jail. The police department wrote, 'Due to the sensitive nature of this incident, we will not be releasing the name or workplace of the victim. We understand that some parents have adult children who participate in the Transition Program. We encourage you to talk to your children about body boundaries, consent, and how to recognize inappropriate behavior.' Anyone with information related to this case is asked to call the SRPD Domestic Violence Sexual Assault Team at 707-543-3595. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
