32-Year-Old Man Charged With Sexually Assaulting His Carteret Middle School Student In 2022
Friday, April 26, 2024, 4:30 A.M. ET. By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
CARTERET, NJ.- A 32-year-old North Bergen, New Jersey man, and former Carteret Middle School Teacher was charged on Wednesday with allegedly sexually assaulting a former student back in 2022.
According to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone, on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, Detective Daniela Castro of the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office Special Victims Unit and Sergeant Meghan McFadden of the Carteret Police Department began an investigation after receiving information into allegations of sexual abuse of a student at a local school.
Following a swift-moving investigation, Detective Castro and Detective McFadden determined that Jeffery Munguia, 32, of North Bergen, engaged in inappropriate sexual conduct with a student while he was employed as a teacher at the Carteret Middle School in 2022.
Accordingly, on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, Mr. Munguia was taken into custody without incident and formally charged with second-degree Sexual Assault; and second-degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child.
The investigation remains active and ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Castro of the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office at (732) 745-3652 or Detective McFadden of the Carteret Police Department at (732) 541-4181.
"The rules of the court requires us to include a statement, that states: The charges outlined in this publication are merely accusations and the defendant and or defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt."
FILED UNDER: APRIL 26, 2024: LAW, LOCAL, MIDDLESEX: