A South Jersey man is facing decades in prison after sexually assaulting a teenaged girl, according to the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office. On Dec. 10, 2023, Paulsboro resident Jason L. Bailey, 48, assaulted a girl between the ages of 13 and 16. Resources for victims of sexual assaul t are available through the National Sexual Violence Resources Center and the National Sexual Assault Telephone Hotline at 800-656-4673. When Bailey was arrested, police said he refused to give a DNA sample which is required by laws in cases like this. Then, in April of 2026, Bailey was convicted of charges including aggravated sexual assault, endangering the welfare of a child, aggravated criminal sexual assault and other related offenses. A judge on Aug. 28 sentenced Bailey to 30 years for the aggravated sexual assault charge and ordered that he must serve 85% of it before becoming eligible for parole. Bailey was also sentenced to five years for the aggravated criminal sexual assault charge. He is also ordered to serve 18 months for refusing to provide a DNA sample. ...read more read less