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UPDATE: Cake Boss Brother-in-Law Charged With Sexual Assault

Currently being held in Morris County jail.

Remy Gonzales, bother-in-law of "Cake Boss" and Montville resident Buddy Valastro, is currently being held in Morris County jail on 10 charges, including two counts of aggravated sexual assault and two counts of endangering a child.

According to Captain Jeffrey Paul, spokesperson for Morris County Prosecutor Robert Bianchi, members of the Morris County Prosecutor's Office Sex Crimes Unit along with the Florham Park and East Hanover Police Departments arrested Gonzales at 10:20 p.m. on August 17.

Gonzales is also charged with two counts of sexual assault, two counts of aggravated criminal sexual contact and two counts of criminal sexual contact. Captain Paul said that bail is currently set at $300,000

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According to an affidavit filed by Detective Dan Haber of the Morris County Prosecutor's Office Sex Crimes Unit, the charges against Gonzales are in response to alleged acts of sexual assault on a 13-to-16-year-old child occuring in East Hanover and Florham Park on various dates between September 2009 and March 9, 2010.

TLC, which airs the Cake Boss TV show, describes Gonzalez on its site as "Buddy's left-hand man and his best and fastest decorator. He is married to Buddy's youngest sister, Lisa, who works the front counter. Buddy relies on Remy greatly to execute things according to his standards. Buddy trusts his opinion and decorating skills completely."

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"We support Buddy and the Valastro family during this very difficult and challenging time," TLC said in a statement released to media. "The network respects the family's wish for as much privacy as possible, and as this doesn't involve us, we will not be commenting any further."

Adam Bourcier, a spokesman for Carlo's City Hall Bake Shop, said the matter is a "sensitive family issue, and the family is asking for privacy as they deal with this together."

TMZ.com is reported last night that Gonzalez, 32, has been in the jail since Aug. 18, when he was arrested and charged with aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault, criminal sexual contact, and endangering the welfare of a child.

 


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