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Girl, 12, assaulted by 14-year-old at Brentwood football game, police say

PITTSBURGH — A 14-year-old Brentwood Middle School student is facing charges after police said he assaulted a 12-year-old girl at knife point over the weekend.

According to police, the incident happened at a high school football game in Homewood on Friday night.

Channel 11’s Renee Kaminksi reported that the girl and the boy were outside of the stadium when the boy began touching her. When the girl told him to stop, police said he pulled a knife on her.

The girl was not hurt.

The teenager is facing several charges, including aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, indecent assault and terroristic threats.

Channel 11’s Alan Jennings spoke with Brentwood’s superintendent Wednesday, who said the school is working to determine all of the facts before taking action.