FREEHOLD, N.J. (AP) - A former Long Branch elementary school teacher has been charged with sexually assaulting a 10-year-old student, the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office said Sunday.
Gustavo Barrientos, 53, of Tinton Falls, is charged with first-degree aggravated sexual assault and second-degree endangering the welfare of a child.
Barrientos is accused of assaulting the girl on multiple occasions while employed as a teacher in the Long Branch School District.
It was unclear Sunday night whether Barrientos had hired an attorney. The prosecutor’s office did not have attorney information for him.
Barrientos was arrested Sunday and taken to the Monmouth County Correctional Institution in Freehold Township pending a detention hearing.
Investigators are seeking additional information.
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