Suspect ID'd in attempted rape of 15-year-old girl on UWS: NYPD

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NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) -- Investigators have identified a man accused of attempting to rape a 15-year-old girl inside his Manhattan apartment, authorities said.

Justin Bido, 26, met the teen in a smoke shop before she agreed to go to his Upper West Side apartment near 63rd Street and Eleventh Avenue at around 7 a.m. on Feb. 14, according to sources and the NYPD.

The girl was able to escape unharmed, authorities said.

Submit tips to police by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), visiting crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, downloading the NYPD Crime Stoppers mobile app, or texting 274637 (CRIMES) then entering TIP577. Spanish-speaking callers are asked to dial 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

Charline Charles is a digital journalist from Brooklyn who has covered local news along with culture and arts in the New York City area since 2019. She joined PIX11 News in 2022. See more of her work here.

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