By Cathy Locke
clocke@sacbee.com
A 60-year-old Santa Rosa School District bus driver has been arrested on suspicion of molesting a 13-year-old boy at a Sacramento motel in February.
Detectives with the Sacramento Sheriff's Department's Child Abuse Bureau arrested Petaluma resident Richard "Butch" Guillen on Thursday in the parking lot of the Bodega Bay Marina while he was transporting school children on a field trip, according to a Sheriff's Department news release.
The victim rode a bus driven by Guillen to and from school, and Guillen befriended the youth, officials said. In February, the boy was allowed to travel with Guillen to Sacramento to stay overnight to attend a auto show. Guillen is accused of providing the youth with alcohol and sexually molesting him during the overnight stay.
The boy reported the incident to his mother, and the mother contacted the Santa Rosa Police Department, which took the initial report. Because the alleged incident occurred in the Sacramento area, the report was forwarded to the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department.
Following Guillen's arrest, detectives served a search warrant on his home. Items seized during the search include hundreds of photographs from many Santa Rosa high school sporting events, the news release says.
Sheriff's detectives believe other children may have been victimized by Guillen in the Santa Rosa/Petaluma area. They say befriended and "mentored" other children, particularly young teenage boys. He also frequented Santa Rosa area skate parks and malls, officials said.
Anyone who believes their child may have been victimized by Guillen is asked to call the Santa Rosa Police Department's Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Unit at (707) 543-3595 and reference Santa Rosa Police Department report No. 10-2667.
Guillen was booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail on suspicion of lewd or lascivious acts with a child under the age of 14, contacting a minor with intent to commit certain offenses, and child molestation. He is being held in lieu of $500,000 bail and is to be arraigned Monday.
Call The Bee's Cathy Locke, (916) 321-5287.
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