Former gymnastics coach arrested again in online sex sting

New at 11 tonight, a Deptford man faces multiple charges after authorities say he tried to meet an underage boy for sex. That person was actually an undercover detective. And authorities say this is not the first time Joseph Cantrimbone has been in trouble for crimes involving children. Action News Reporter Amanda Pitts live in Collingswood, New Jersey tonight with more. Amanda. Yeah Rick, this man has a lengthy rap sheet when it comes to sexual assault and attempted sexual assault. He served jail time and was on parole at the time of this alleged meetup with this young boy. It just happened to be a police officer. I'm not surprised, I guess, but frustrated. Parents not surprised to learn a former Gloucester County gymnastics coach has been arrested again. This time for allegedly attempting to meet with an underage boy to engage in sexual conduct. The Camden County Prosecutor's Office says on January 7th, 38 year old Joseph Cantrimbone of Deptford began chatting online with who he thought was a 14 year old boy. But it was really an undercover detective. Cantrimbone allegedly sent an explicit photo of himself and asked the child to send explicit photos back, saying he wanted to engage in sexual acts with the boy. He even arranged to meet up with him in Collingswood, prosecutors say. But when he showed up to the undisclosed location, he was taken into custody. This was Cantrimbone back in 2017 when he was accused of sexually assaulting children under the age of 13 while he was a gymnastics coach. He was sentenced to a year in jail. And when he got out in 2018, he was accused of trying to meet with a 15 year old boy who was really an undercover officer. He was sentenced to more jail time but was eventually released. There are a lot of families and kids that will never be the same. Kids that are now adults, that will never be the same. Action News spoke to a parent close to the previous assault case who wishes to remain anonymous. She wishes more was done to prevent this in the past, saying back then many in the gymnastics community didn't believe the victims. I just wish that back when all of this happened that more people would have listened to the kids and maybe we wouldn't be in this situation now. Cantrimbone is permanently barred from coaching gymnastics in the future based on his criminal record. He is now facing a slew of new charges including attempting to lure a child. Live in Collingswood, New Jersey tonight, Amanda Pitts, Channel 6 Action News. Alright Amanda, thank you.