The man accused of groping a teenage girl in the train has appeared in the Wynberg Magistrate's Court, where he was released on bail of R900.
Abdul Karriem, 36, from Grassy Park was arrested last week on charges of sexual assault after two alleged incidents involving the 18-year-old student in the train.
The Retreat girl said it was the second time Karriem had done it, prompting her to lay a charge.
The teen, who asked to remain anonymous for fear of victimisation, claims the suspect also sent her pictures of his penis over social media.
Karriem appeared in court on Monday and was released, and the girl says she’s now living in fear that he will continue to harass her.
The first-year counselling student says she now fears physical contact with men.
“I just feel really violated and disrespected and it was extremely uncomfortable and traumatising and makes me scared of every guy that comes too close to me, especially in the train or a queue in a shop,” she explains.
She adds that she was shocked to hear from police that other young women have come forward since she exposed Karriem on Facebook and in the Daily Voice.
“It’s even more traumatising to find out how many girls were affected, and that he is a married man who has a family. I feel he should pay for what he is doing to girls,” she says.
Asked how she felt after hearing Karriem is out on bail, she said: “It’s clearly his parents that are backing him up, but I don’t blame them, it’s their child. But they have to realise what he did was not something minor. I just hope he and his family don’t come near me or try and contact me.”
Karriem did not answer phone calls or messages on Tuesday.
The man, who works as a call centre consultant in the city centre, previously denied the allegations to the Daily Voice.
He added that gangsters were threatening to kill him as a result of the “slander” against him.
He also denied the penis pictures sent to the teen were his, and instead sent the Daily Voice another set of images of private parts via WhatsApp, saying: “These are my d*** pics.