A registered sex offender was arrested Sunday shortly after hiding in a backyard in Atlantic City and trying to lure a 12-year-old girl with whistles and hand gestures, authorities said.
The girl was sitting outside her home on North Sovereign Avenue when a man rode past on a bicycle, according to Atlantic City police. The man stopped, got off the bike and went into the backyard where he attempted to hide.
“He then used hand signals and whistles in an effort to get the attention of the girl to lure,” police said.
When the girl’s parents walked out of the house, the man got back on his bicycle and pedaled away, officials said.
Officers obtained surveillance footage from a resident and found Kasheen Marshall, a registered sex offender, near the corner of California and Pacific avenues, police said.
Marshall, 48, of Newark, was charged with luring, enticing a child, criminal trespass and failure to register as a sex offender in the area.
He was brought to the Atlantic County jail ahead of a court appearance. Attorney information for Marshall wasn’t immediately available.
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