Stanislaus Union custodian arrested, booked on suspicion of child molestation
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A Stanislaus Union School District custodian has been arrested on suspicion of child molestation and possession of child pornography.
Gerald Spears, 60, of Modesto, was arrested Tuesday, Modesto police Lt. Martha Delgado said.
He was booked into jail on suspicion of continuous sexual abuse of a child under 14, lewd and lascivious acts with a child under 14 and possession of child pornography. His bail was set at $250,000, which he posted the day of his arrest. He has not yet been formally charged by the Stanislaus County District Attorney’s Office.
Delgado said the victim was known to Spears in a capacity unrelated to his position at the district. However, given his access to children, the case remains under investigation.
Spears has worked in the district since 2014, working at Mary Lou Dieterich School and Stanislaus Elementary School, according to Superintendent Shannon Sanford.
Delgado did not know how long the sexual abuse is alleged to have occurred or when it was reported. No other details about the investigation were released.
Anyone with information related to the case can contact Modesto Police Department’s Investigative Services Division at 209-572-9551.
This story was originally published October 15, 2022 at 12:25 PM.
