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Police: Body Discovered On Staten Island With 'I Touch Little Girls' Written On Chest

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- The body of a man was discovered on Staten Island with a disturbing message scrawled on it.

Police say written in marker on the man's chest was, "I touch little girls." Investigators say the origin of that claim is unknown.

The body was found Monday night inside the hallway of a duplex on Corson Avenue in Tompkinsville.

"When I'm walking out of the door, I turn around, I just see him laying there, and once I realize he wasn't breathing, I just ran up the stairs and told my family to call the police," one neighbor said.

Police are withholding the victim's identity until his family is notified.

He's believed to be over 60 years old.

The medical examiner will determine the cause of death.

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