STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A Staten Island man was arrested and accused of attempting to lure a person he believed to be a 15-year-old girl for sexual purposes, according to police.

Marc Donato, 53, of Dinsmore Street in Bulls Head was arrested on Oct. 23, at approximately 4 p.m. near 1 Richmond Terrace, police said. He faces multiple charges including attempted luring of a child, attempted rape, attempted endangering the welfare of a child and attempted sexual abuse, according to the criminal complaint.

Investigators are urging any parents whose children may have had prior contact with Donato to reach out to the NYPD Sex Crimes Hotline at 212-267-RAPE (7273).

Police allege Donato had been communicating via text message with an undercover officer from the Organized Crime Task Force of the Ne

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