Hampton Bays Man Charged in Alleged Three-Year Child Sexual Abuse

Hampton Bays resident Jaime (also spelled Jamie) Benigno Fajardo Fajardo, 36, was arrested by the East Hampton Town Police on February 27 and is being held at East Hampton Town Police headquarters, authorities reported. He was scheduled to be arraigned at East Hampton Town Justice Court on Saturday, February 28.

Police say Fajardo Fajardo faces multiple counts related to the alleged sexual abuse of a child that occurred on multiple occasions between 2022 and 2025. The charges listed by local outlets include second-degree course of sexual conduct against a child and first-degree sexual abuse, both identified as Class D felonies, along with second-degree sexual abuse and endangering the welfare of a child, both identified as Class A misdemeanors.

Officials have described how the matter came to light: "The abuse was disclosed by the child to a Child Protective Services employee, police said." Investigators from the East Hampton Town Police detective division conducted interviews and concluded that "the abuse occurred on multiple occasions over the course of three years, from 2022 to 2025, according to police." The detective division is listed as the arresting unit in local reports.

Local reporting shows a discrepancy in the spelling and presentation of the suspect’s name; 27east published the name as "Jamie Benigno Fajardo Fajardo" while Patch published "Jaime Benigno Fajardo Fajardo," with both outlets displaying the duplicated surname. Public records and the arrest paperwork have not been released in the excerpts provided, and the exact legal formatting of the name as well as a full booking record were not included in the initial police statements made public in those accounts.

The East Hampton Town Police Department asked the public to contact the department with any information on Fajardo Fajardo and provided a tip line at 631-537-7575. "All calls will be kept confidential, police said." The department’s detective division handled the case and the arraignment venue was listed as East Hampton Town Justice Court.

The case remains in the hands of local investigators and will proceed through the East Hampton Town court system following the arraignment on February 28. Anyone with information about the alleged offenses or the defendant is asked to call 631-537-7575 so investigators can follow up as the matter continues under active investigation.