Repeat child sex offender heads back to NJ prison Erin Vogt Published: December 2, 2025 Jose Castro-Vega sentenced to prison in Atlantic County (ACPO, Canva, Townsquare Media Illustration)

⚖️ A Pleasantville man received an 18-year sentence after admitting to sexually assaulting multiple children.

🚨 Prosecutors say the 60-year-old evaded Megan’s Law registration for decades, after a previous conviction.

🕵️ Investigators uncovered 11 victims, triggering a sweeping SVU investigation.

HAMILTON (Atlantic) — A repeat, convicted offender has been sentenced to prison, after admitting to sexually assaulting multiple children over several years.

Jose Castro-Vega, of Pleasantville , dodged the New Jersey registry system after a previous prison term for sexually assaulting a minor.

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