Man charged with sex assault

Charles J. Kelly, 59, of Asbury Park was arrested on Oct. 16 at 2:35 p.m. for an alleged sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a minor.

Kelly is accused of placing his hand up an 11-year-old girl’s skirt while she was shopping at the Foodtown on Sunset Avenue in Wanamassa. After the girl left the store, she told her mother, who reported the incident to store personnel, reports said.

The accused was located in the parking lot of the store and was subsequently arrested.

Kelly was transported to the Monmouth County Correctional Institution in Freehold and his bail was set at $100,000.