Washington Township resident George Thomas Robertson has been arrested and charged with attacking a 16-year old girl.

According to the Clermont County Sheriff’s Office, the attack occurred May 1 on Bear Creek Road on the east side of the village of Neville.

Robertson, 25, allegedly grabbed the girl and tried to rip her clothes off during the attack.

The teenage girl fought back, pulled out a knife, and stabbed Robertson three times before the suspect fled the scene; he was caught shortly thereafter.