Red Bank police arrested an Elm Place man on charges he sexually assaulted two girls over the course of a year, they announced Tuesday.

Jose Fuentes, 52, was taken into custody Friday, two days after police received information that he had sexually assaulted girls aged 9 and 14 years old over a one- year period, according to police.

Superior Court Judge Thomas F. Scully, in Freehold, set bail at $200,000. Fuentes was jailed at the Monmouth County Correctional Institute.

Investigator Robert Campanella and Detective Joey Fields investigated.