Daniel Messel sentenced to 15 years for 2012 attack on IU student

The man convicted of killing an Indiana University student in 2015 has been sentenced for an unrelated attack on an IU student in 2012. Daniel Messel was sentenced to 15 years for the attack on a 22-year-old IU student that occurred Sept. 1, 2012.  According to court documents, the victim came into contact with Messel, who then forced her into a secluded parking lot and into a vehicle. She was then driven to Griffy Lake, where she was allegedly beaten and sexually assaulted. The student managed to walk to a nearby home to ask for help and was transported to a hospital.