CHULA VISTA, Calif. -- A fifth-grade teacher was in custody Friday on suspicion of molesting a 6-year-old girl at his Chula Vista home, police said.

Eduardo Arturo Serrano, 56, allegedly molested the girl late last week and she told her mother, who called police, Chula Vista police spokesman Bernard Gonzales said.

Serrano is charged with once count of child molestation and one count of lewd conduct with a child, he said.

Bail was set at $500,000.