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MAN OFFERED SEX WITH 11-YEAR-OLD BOY IN CENTRAL PARK, POLICE SAY

May 1, 2016 | 3:28 PM - Updated on June 5, 2022 | 11:30 PM
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The crime allegedly occurred near the Bow Bridge.

Police are looking for an adult man who is accused of trying to get a tourist in Central Park to pay to have sex with a child — presumably the creep’s own son.

It was reported to the police that on Thursday, April. 28, 2016, at 2230 hours, the victim a 11-year-old, male was with his father in the vicinity of Bow Bridge and West 74th Street, when the child’s father approached a 50-year-old male and offered his son for a sex act in exchange for an undetermined amount of money. The male declined and called police to report the incident.

The adult male is described as white, approximately 36-years-old, 5’7″tall, 160 lbs, brown hair, light complexion, medium build, last seen wearing a dark colored winter coat with a fur hood and dark pants. The child is a male, white, slim built last seen wearing a red or orange wind breaker type coat.

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS or for Spanish 1-888-57-PISTA (74782)

The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or texting their tips to 274637(CRIMES) then enter TIP577.

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JIMBO G>
JIMBO G>
9 years ago

HANG’EM HIGH………….

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EricaC
EricaC
9 years ago

Is there any update?

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justsayin'
justsayin'
9 years ago

Don’t be surprised if the story ends here.
After dusk and near the Ramble , , , Willing to bet that it was two lovers in a quarrel, resulting in one accusing the other of such a crime.

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lou
lou
9 years ago

this “story” smells

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Yugo
Yugo
9 years ago

What kind of father brings his eleven-year-old child to Central Park at 10:30 PM?

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Siddhartha
Siddhartha
9 years ago
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Um, the same father that offers up his 11 year old son for sex to an adult man.

What kind of question was that? lol

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