Daniel Metroka

Teacher charged in molestation

A California School for the Deaf teacher was charged today with four counts of lewd and lascivious conduct on a child.

Daniel Ray Metroka, 51, of Riverside was arrested by Riverside police and the California Highway Patrol on Saturday for suspicion of child molestation, according to a statement by the Riverside County District Attorney's Office.

Metroka is charged with lewd conduct with multiple victims under 14, the statement said. The District Attorney's Office said the crimes did not involve any students at the school and did not occur at the school.

Kelly Spaich Update

Ex-teacher pleads no contest to sex charges, faces jail time

Former Roseville teacher Kelly Christine Spaich pleaded no contest Tuesday to a felony charge of having unlawful sexual intercourse with a 16-year-old student and was sentenced to four months in the Placer County jail.

However, Placer Superior Court Judge Robert P. McElhany said Spaich, 28, is eligible for alternative sentencing, which means she may not spend time in jail. Spaich's attorney, Tim Balcom, confirmed that his client will apply for the alternative sentencing.

Balcom also said Spaich will not teach again.