Crime

A man allegedly indecently assaulted a girl selling cookies to benefit the Humane Society at an MBTA station

Mark Hurd, 56, was arrested after an investigation.

Mark Hurd.

A Dorchester man was arrested Wednesday after police say he indecently assaulted a 13-year-old girl selling cookies to benefit the Humane Society at the Ashmont MBTA station earlier this month.

Mark Hurd, 56, will face a related charge or charges for the incident that happened around 7 p.m. on Nov. 13, transit police said.

The teen girl had the proper permits to sell cookies and had an adult supervising her. However, when the adult went to move a table nearby, Hurd approached the girl and began asking her about the cookies, according to police. He then allegedly assaulted her.

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Police conducted an investigation that led them to Hurd, they said.