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Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey and Chief Roman McKeon of the Perth Amboy Police Department announced today that a part-time instructor for the Middlesex and Monmouth County Fire Academies and former Perth Amboy Firefighter has been arrested and charged for the sexual assault of a minor.

Hugo Fleites, 57, of Perth Amboy was arrested today and charged with one count of sexual assault in the second degree arising from incidents that occurred between 1998 and 2001, with a minor between the age of 13-16 years of age. The assaults took place in his home in Perth Amboy while he was employed as a Perth Amboy Firefighter.

Fle ites , wh o is currently employed as a part-time instructor at both the Middlesex and Monmouth County Fire Academies, is being held at the Middlesex County Adult Correction Center in North Brunswick pending an initial court appearance scheduled for tomorrow.

Fleites was charged during an investigation by Detective Riscardo Rosado of the Perth Amboy Police Department and Detective Deon McCall of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office.

The investigation is active and is continuing. Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Rosado at (732) 324-3872 or Detective McCall at (732) 745-3652.