Crime & Safety

Man Who Sexually Assaulted 11-Year-Old in Salem Arrested in Attleboro

Caled M. Donatiu is the fifth of six recent additions to the state's Most Wanted Sex Offenders list to be captured.

Five down, one to go.

Another wanted sex offender has been arrested, making him the fifth of sixth to be captured after being recently added to the Mass. State Police's Most Wanted list.

Caled M. Donatiu, 32, was arrested in Attleboro by local and federal police for not registering as a level 3 sex offender and not providing a DNA sample. He was convicted in 2008 for sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl in Salem with an accomplice.

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Donatiu has previous ties to Everett, Peabody, Lynn, and Boston, police said. He was arrested on Falmouth Street in Attleboro without incident and is being held at State Police barracks in Foxborough. He will be arraigned Tuesday in Wrentham District Court.

Police said Donatiu and an accomplice followed an 11-year-old girl home for several blocks before jumping her, forcing her down an alley, and sexually assaulting her. Donatiu and his accomplice were arrested as they fled the scene.

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