Morristown Man, 32, Charged With Sex Assault Of Teenage Girl

MORRISTOWN, NJ — A 32-year-old Morristown man allegedly threatened to release naked photos and videos he secretly took of a teenage girl if she did not have sex with him, according to court records obtained this week by the Bergen County Record.

The teenage girl, along with a witness, contacted Morristown police this past Saturday, Dec. 30 with the allegation. She said the man, Carlos S. Fuentes-Perez, of Morristown, sexually assaulted her between January 2016 and November 2017. She was between 15 and 17 years old at the time.

He took photos and videos of her in secret and then threatened to release them if she did not agree to intercourse, the girl said Saturday.

Fuentes-Perez was arrested and is currently being held in the Morris County jail. He told police that the teenage girl told him she wanted to have sex. He has been charged with sexual assault, child endangerment, invasion of privacy and criminal sexual contact.

Morris County Assistant Prosecutor Melissa Ercolano has filed a motion to have Fuentes-Perez detained. The next court hearing on this will be this Friday, Jan. 5.

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