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.