Crime & Safety

North Bergen Man, Teacher, Accused Of Molesting Middle School Student

The North Bergen man was the victim's teacher at Carteret Middle School when the incident occurred in 2022, say police:

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The accused is Jeffrey Munguia, 32, a North Bergen resident. He works as a middle school teacher in Carteret.
The accused is Jeffrey Munguia, 32, a North Bergen resident. He works as a middle school teacher in Carteret. (Middlesex County Prosecutor)

CARTERET, NJ — A teacher at Carteret Middle School is accused of sexually touching a middle school student there.

The teacher is Jeffrey Munguia, 32, a North Bergen resident. He was the victim’s teacher at Carteret Middle School when the incident occurred in 2022, said Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone.

Munguia was charged with sexual assault and child endangerment. He was arrested Wednesday of this week.

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The investigation is active and continuing. Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Castro of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit at 732-745 3652 or Sergeant McFadden of the Carteret Police Department at 732-541-4181.

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