Redding Probation Officer Arrested on Suspicion of Molesting Teens

REDDING, Calif. -- A federal probation officer from Redding has been arrested for allegedly molesting teenage girls.

Authorities say 45-year-old Joseph Gama surrendered to Redding police at his home on Wednesday.

Redding police launched their investigation last month after one of the alleged victims went to police. Sgt. Dean Stainberg says two other teenage girls have also accused Gama of similar charges.

Gama's family was honored in 2006 as the Shasta County Adoptive Family of the Year. Stainberg would not say if the girls lived at Gama's home.

His attorney, Eric Berg, did not immediately return a call Thursday from The Associated Press.

Gama was being held at the Shasta County jail in lieu of $1 million bail.