Overview

• Deputies received a report at 10:37 a.m. on Sept. 28 of child molestation at Cinnabar Elementary School in Petaluma.
• After interviewing the alleged victim, detectives obtained an arrest warrant for counselor John Conant, 66, of Sebastopol.
• Conant was arrested early Monday and booked into the Sonoma County Main Adult Detention Facility on suspicion of lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14.
• Bail was set at $250,000, and sheriff’s officials said they believe there may be additional victims connected to his position at the school.
• The Sheriff’s Office urged anyone with information to call the Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Unit at 707-565-8290, as the interim superintendent said the district is working with investigators.