Man charged with offering money for sex

ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) - Police have arrested a Long Island man on charges of offering to pay a 13-year-old boy to have sex with him.

Suffolk County police say the 42-year-old man is scheduled to be arraigned Monday. The charges include child endangerment.

Investigators say the man was sitting in his car outside a Central Islip convenience store Sunday. They say he called the boy over and offered him money to have sex with him.

Police say the boy gave police a description of the car and license plate information.

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