Man arrested in connection with sexual assault of 13-year-old girl [Video]

SCHOOL. ERIKA. YOU’RE RIGHT. SHE WAS WALKING HOME FROM SCHOOL YESTERDAY AFTERNOON RIGHT ALONG THIS STREET. THIS IS WEST ELM STREET HERE IN BROCKTON. IT IS A PRETTY BUSY STREET HERE IN TOWN. NOW, POLICE HAVE BEEN CANVASING THIS NEIGHBORHOOD TODAY, TALKING WITH PEOPLE TRYING TO FIND THE SUSPECT. POLICE SAY THIS CRIME WAS REPORTED TO THEM TODAY. NOW THEY SAY THAT MAN GRABBED THE 13 YEAR OLD WHILE SHE WAS WALKING HOME FROM WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL. THIS WAS YESTERDAY AROUND 3:45. INVESTIGATORS SAY SHE WAS SEXUALLY ASSAULTED BEFORE SHE WAS ABLE TO BREAK FREE FROM HIS GRIP AND RUN AWAY. ONE WOULD THINK THAT IT SHOULDN’T BE SCARY, BUT AS A PARENT, AS A STUDENT, IT’S OBVIOUSLY A SCARY THING. SO LIKE THE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT SAID, STUDENTS REMAIN VIGILANT. PARENTS REMAIN VIGILANT AND JUST MAKE SURE YOU KNOW YOUR SURROUNDINGS. NOW, POLICE BELIEVE THE ATTACKER IN THIS CASE IS …