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A homeless man accused of raping and robbing a jogger inside a Lower East Side park told cops that he wanted to commit suicide shortly after his arrest, according to newly released court papers.

Paul Niles being transported by police on Nov. 28, 2015.Christopher SadowskiPaul Niles being transported by police on Nov. 28, 2015.Christopher Sadowski

“You guys are looking for me,” Paul Niles told officers Nov. 28 when he turned himself in.

“I did a bad thing, I’m wanted for using some girl’s credit card. I want to kill myself.”

Niles, 28, allegedly dragged his 26-year-old victim by the hair to a secluded area of East River Park Nov. 25, told her he had a gun and raped her, according to the complaint.

He allegedly swiped her cell phone and credit card then fled, the complaint states.

Niles pleaded not guilty at his arraignment Wednesday in Manhattan Supreme Court.

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