Ivan Mungungeyo, the suspect arrested on allegations of sexually assaulting a female passenger aboard a Nile Star bus has denied any wrong doing.
Mungungeyo, a resident of Wampewo Kasawe Zone, Kasangati Town Council, Wakiso District, was netted by police on Sunday after his victim, Judith Jurua Tracy, 21, filed a report of indecent assault aganist him.
He is currently being held at the Pakwach police station.
Mungungeyo denied the allegations, saying his trouser zip was simply open accidentally.
According to Josephine Angucia, the West Nile region police spokesperson, while the bus (registration number UBF 691T) was on motion from Kampala to Arua at Kichobonyobo village, Masindi District, started touching her uncomfortably.
Preliminary reports indicate that the victim was initially assigned seat number 21 alongside another female passenger. However, upon reaching Luwero, the female passenger disembarked, and the seat was reassigned to Mungungeyo.
Angucia says Mungungeyo allegedly began touching the victim’s thigh and eventually exposed himself, rubbing his genitals on the victim’s sweater. This prompted the victim to raise an alarm and report the incident to the bus conductor.
“The male passenger allegedly started touching the female victim’s thigh. However, she removed his hand. Again, the suspect allegedly exposed himself and rubbed his genitals on the victim’s sweater,” Angucia added.
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