On Friday January 5, 2007 at approximately 0330 hours, the Amador County Sheriff’s Office received a report that a 17 year old female had been sexually assaulted by her former step-father at a residence on Buckhorn Ridge Road in Pioneer.  Amador County Sheriff’s Deputies responded and contacted the female and the suspect.  The female stated she had taken medication and became drowsy.  She subsequently awoke to find the suspect, nude, orally copulating her.  She indicated the suspect sexually penetrated her digitally and with a foreign object.  The suspect was interviewed at the scene and confessed to the committing the acts. Amador County Sheriff’s Investigators responded to the scene to conduct additional interviews and to collect the physical evidence.  The victim was transported to the UC Davis Medical Center for an examination. The former step-father, John Frederick Gladish, 57, of Pioneer was arrested and transported to the Amador County Jail for processing.  Gladish was charged with violations of PC 288A(F), oral copulation of an unconscious victim; and PC 289(E), sexual penetration of a victim under the influence of medications.  Gladish’s bail was set at $50,000.00.