Santa Rosa Teacher's Aide Accused Of Lewd, Lascivious Acts With Child

SONOMA COUNTY, CA — A teacher's aide at a Santa Rosa-area charter school was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of lewd and lascivious acts with a child.

Personnel at Village Charter School, 2590 Piner Road, called the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office shortly after 11 a.m. Wednesday and reported a student was a victim of inappropriate sexual conduct, sheriff's Sgt. Juan Valencia said Thursday in a news release.

The suspect was identified as 45-year-old Santa Rosa resident Sage Fifield, Valencia said.

"Deputies responded for the initial report and notified Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault detectives to conduct the investigation," Valencia said. "After a thorough investigation, detectives arrested Fifield for felony lewd and lascivious acts with a child."

Fifield was booked into Sonoma County jail late Wednesday night and remained in custody Thursday morning with his bail set at $100,000.

Fifield is scheduled to appear in court Friday afternoon.

"No additional information will be released to protect the identity of the victim," Valencia said. "If you believe your child was a victim of Fifield's, call the Sheriff's Office Domestic Violence Sexual Assault Unit at (707) 565-8290."