V.S. man arrested on local sex offense

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Early this morning a Valley Stream man was charged and arrested after exposing his genitals to a minor. 

At 2:35 a.m. Paul Cotugno, 33, was spotted by a 15-year-old loitering in the driveway of the adolescent's home. The minor screamed and ran inside after spotting Cotugno. She and a 63-year-old in the home went back outside to approach Cotugno who was under a vehicle outside the home with his pants down and holding his genitals. The two victims kept Cotugno on the scene until police arrived; he was arrested without any further incident.

Detectives request that if anyone feels they may have been a victim of a similar incident to contact Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS. All callers will remain anonymous.