A Fort Lee High School student has accused a Lakewood man of stalking her for nearly a month, authorities said Wednesday.

Chayim Shvarzblat, 32, faces stalking charges, borough police Capt. Matthew Hintze said in a statement. Police learned of the incident after the principal of Fort Lee High School was first notified by the 16-year-old student, who was not named.

The Lakewood man, who works as a Realtor, first approached the student in a 2015 Hyundai Sonata at the ACME Supermarket on Lemoine Avenue the week of Jan. 7, while she was on a lunch break from school, authorities said.

“Hey sexy, do you want a cigarette,” Shvarzblat allegedly said to the girl, Hintze said. The student ignored him.

Shvarzblat then approached her four additional times between Jan. 7 and Jan. 22, Hintze said.

On Jan. 22, Shvarzblat followed the girl into the ACME Supermarket and invited her into his car to smoke a cigarette, Hintze said. Shvarzblat left the supermarket only to later return allegedly to look for the girl.

Borough police learned of the incident on Jan. 31, Hintze said. On Feb. 4, while the girl was being driven to school by her mother, both saw Shvarzblat parked in a car in the George Washington Bridge Plaza, authorities said. He was parked facing the parking lot of the ACME Supermarket on Lemoine Avenue.

Borough Police were provided with the license plate of the car Shvarzblat was driving, Hintze said. He was arrested on Feb. 5 and has been released from police custody.

It's not known why Shvarzblat was in Fort Lee as his home address is in Ocean County, over 70 miles away from Fort Lee High School. A message was left at the phone number registered to the address he lives in.

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