Residents shaken after 15-year-old assaulted near Northgate bus stop; suspect in custody
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Key Points:
- A 15-year-old girl was violently assaulted near a bus stop in Seattle's Northgate neighborhood on Tuesday morning, causing alarm among local residents.
- A 36-year-old man coerced the girl into nearby woods after asking her age and making inappropriate comments; the victim complied out of fear.
- A witness heard the girl screaming and saw them emerge from the woods, with the victim visibly terrified; the suspect fled the scene.
- The suspect was arrested about two hours later after firefighters recognized him near Aurora Avenue North; surveillance footage places him near the incident location.
- The suspect has a lengthy criminal history with multiple prior arrests and active warrants; prosecutors plan to file felony charges including rape of a child and kidnapping later this week.
