ATLANTA — A 16-year-old girl has come forward, saying she was attacked after getting off the school bus.

The teen talked to WSB after a police sketch artist completed a rendering of the attacker and released it to the public.

“He yanked me by my jean jacket, backing up, he grabbed me by waist,” the victim said.

The high school senior sat down for an interview with her grandmother’s permission; a detective sat by her side during the interview.

The Tucker High School student described how she was able to fight off the man who appeared to be in his early 20s and looked similar to the sketch completed by a professional artist.

“Let me go!  I turn around, let me go! From that moment I punched him,” the victim said.

The teen was able to run home, where she called for help. She said she was the last one off the bus that day. She was putting her earbuds in with music blaring, she said, when the man came up from behind and tried to drag her into a tree-lined area around her apartment complex.

“To have sex with me, rape, basically take advantage of me,” the victim said.

“Absolutely his intentions were not good. When you drag a kid trying to grab them to another place, certainly he is someone we want off the street,” said Clarkston police Sgt. Amanda Pritchett in the WSB report.

Pritchett described the man as someone who probably lives in the Clarkston area, in his early 20s, who tried to take advantage of an opportunity. Pritchett wants him arrested before it happens again.

Now she is asking for help.

“Would you want him to hurt a teen, an older woman? You’ve got to keep yourself and everyone safe you never know this could happen to you so what would you do,” the victim said.

Police are asking if you recognize the man in the sketch to call right away. Call the Clarkston Police Department or Crime Stoppers. You can remain anonymous and possibly receive a reward.

WSB