Remy Gonzalez, "Cake Boss" star Buddy Valastro's brother-in-law, sentenced in sex assault case

By: Edecio Martinez
Topics: Daily Blotter

"Cake Boss" star Buddy Valastro's brother-in-law sentenced for child sex assault

Remy Gonzalez

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(CBS/AP) MORRISTOWN, N.J. - Remigio "Remy" Gonzalez, brother-in-law of Buddy Valastro of the TLC reality TV show "Cake Boss," has been sentenced to nine years in prison for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl in New Jersey.

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Gonzalez, 34, of East Hanover, was sentenced Wednesday after a judge refused his request to withdraw the guilty pleas he made in June to two counts of aggravated sexual assault. He also must register as a sex offender.

In seeking to withdraw his pleas, Gonzalez admitted he was guilty of some illicit acts. But he claimed his former lawyer pressured him into admitting certain acts he didn't do.

According to an arrest affidavit obtained by The New Jersey Star-Ledger, Gonzalez was arrested in Aug. 2010 after detectives met with two witnesses who claim Gonzalez admitted to them committing multiple assaults on the teen.

The two witnesses claim the assaults occurred in March in East Hanover and Florham Park.

The TLC show "Cake Boss" focuses on Buddy Valastro as he manages his bakery business in Hoboken, NJ, along with his big Italian family, who run the shop with him. Gonzalez has appeared on the show as a cake decorator.

Morris County prosecutors say Gonzalez will likely be deported to Mexico once he's freed from prison.

Complete coverage of Remigio "Remy" Gonzalez on Crimesider

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by fantomas4 January 29, 2013 6:49 AM EST: I agree with RussinIndy. Nine years is all this creep got? Sad how messed up our legal system is these days.He should have been thrown under the jail.; Reply to this comment


by joeovercoat July 25, 2012 12:50 PM EDT: ncforme - if The TLC show "Cake Boss" focuses on Buddy Valastro as he manages his bakery business along with his family who run the shop with him, then family is the connection. The offender did appear on the show, after all.; Reply to this comment


by ncforme July 16, 2012 10:28 AM EDT: o.k. what does this have to do with the other guy? why smear his image over the newspaper to sell your story.; Reply to this comment

by clay_utah June 11, 2012 12:17 PM EDT

Castration for sex offenders is the only way to be sure of no re-offending. It is just too hard to stop for most of them. Serious cases of molestation and rape should mean castration, seriously.

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by Teddie Seeley July 2, 2012 5:08 PM EDT: Castration will not deter a sex offender. They will just find another instrument, to torture a victim.


by kelliemurray February 28, 2013 4:58 PM EST: Rape isn't about sexual gratification. It is about control. Castration will not stop the desire for these men. This is a proven fact.


by RussinIndy May 29, 2012 12:56 PM EDT: This man admitted to raping a 13 year old and all he got is 9 years. Where is the justice? This pos destroyed this girls innocence. He should be destroyed.; Reply to this comment