A 16 YEAR OLD SCOTTS VALLEY GIRL WAS SEXUALLY ASSAULTED LAST WEEK. POLICE SAY THE GIRL WAS AT A BUS STOP ON THE 5-THOUSAND BLOCK OF SCOTTS VALLEY DRIVE, WHEN SHE ACCEPTED AN OFFER FOR A RIDE. THE MAN, DESCRIBED AS EAST INDIAN IN HIS 40’S WITH RECEDING HAIR, PULLED OVER ON A SIDE STREET WHERE HE TRIED TO KISS THE VICTIM WHILE PULLING ON HER CLOTHING. THE GIRL WAS ABLE TO BREAK AWAY AND ESCAPE TO SAFETY. THE SUSPECT WAS LAST SEEN DRIVING AWAY IN AN OLDER RED SEDAN. ANYONE WITH ANY INFORMATION ON THE SUSPECT IS URGED TO CONTACT THE SCOTTS VALLEY POLICE DEPARTMENT.
