Police investigate Carmel assault

Carmel police are investigating a 12-year-old’s report that she was assaulted by a man while walking to her grandmother’s house in Carmel. The incident occurred by Brookshire Golf Course near 126th Street and Gray Road about 4 p.m. Friday. According to the report, the girl walked to a drugstore and was on her way back when a male in his 20s or 30s attacked her. The report says "he felt inside her clothing, tried to remove her pants, and attempted to choke her into submission" The girl said she managed to escape and ran to a nearby school for help.