ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - A 13-year-old girl was sexually assaulted on a bridge in St. Paul before an off-duty police officer intervened, scaring away the assailant and bringing her home safely.

The suspect fled, but was later arrested and tied to other criminal sexual acts.

Eh Doe Soe, 28, of St. Paul is charged with second-degree criminal sexual conduct after he allegedly attacked a girl on a bridge while she was going home after volleyball practice.

St. Paul sexual assault

The incident:

St. Paul police responded to a report of an assault that happened near the intersection of Earl Street and York Avenue just before 6:30 p.m.

They spoke to the victim, a 13-year-old girl, who said she was walking home from volleyball practice when she was approached by a man, later identified as

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