Cops: Huntington man charged with lewd act

A Huntington man has been arraigned on charges of public lewdness and endangering the welfare of a child after an incident involving two teenage girls, Suffolk County police said Tuesday.

Juan Romero, 35, is being held on a $2,500 bond after police arrested him Friday. His next appearance at First District Court in Central Islip is scheduled for Jan. 17.

Police said Romero, of 516 Oakwood Rd., stopped his car on Craven Street in Huntington Station at about 3:05 p.m. Thursday and made comments and committed a lewd act toward two 14-year-old girls.