Teen Accused of Stabbing Girl at IU Music Camp is Out of Jail

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BLOOMINGTON – The teenager accused of stabbing a girl at an IU music camp is out of jail.

17-year-old Dongwook "Mikey" Ko is on house arrest after his family posted a $15,500 cash bond and surrendered his passport.

Ko is accused of attacking a 13-year-old girl attending a strings academy at IU's Jacobs School of music.

Bloomington police say Ko lured the girl out of a practice room on July 12 and stabbed her several times with a pocket knife.

An employee heard the girl's screams and stopped the attack. The girl survived but needed stitches.

Ko is charged with attempted murder, aggravated battery, kidnapping, kidnapping armed with a deadly weapon, and strangulation.

Ko is a citizen of South Korea but has lived in the United States for several years. His mother is in the country on a student visa.