Bus Pervert Appeal: Suspect In Court Charged With Sexual Assault

Abdi Ikken 

An alleged bus sex pest, accused of molesting two young women, has appeared in court after a police appeal to identify their suspect.

Abdi Wahab Ikken, 41, of Sycamore Road, Dartford, Kent denied the charges when he appeared at Camberwell Green Magistrates Court today.

He pleaded not guilty to sexually assaulting a 17 year-old female on a number 96 bus in Woolwich on August 28, last year and a second young woman on number 53 on September 25.

Prosecutor Mr. Brinkman May told the court: “Both victims are assaulted on a bus sexually by this defendant. 

“He is identified via CCTV. There was a national appeal for his identity and police received information and they go to an address and arrest him.

“The Oyster card is linked to him travelling on those buses.

“The charges relate to him sitting next to them and rubbing against them and on one occasion placing his hand on the thigh of one of the females.

“He is rubbing himself up against the ankles of one lady. Rubbing against the leg and touching the thigh of the other.”

That trial will take place at Croydon Magistrates Court on April 16.

Ikken, who needed an Arabic interpreter, is also accused of using a bogus French passport to illegally secure employment and that case was sent to Inner London Crown Court.

He is charged with fraud by false representation between October 1 and December 24, 2013, namely dishonestly gaining employment at Southwark Council, Unit 9, 57 Sangate Street, Peckham.

Bus Pervert Appeal CCTV

Ikken is further charged with possession of an identity document, with intent to establish personal information, on January 19, 2015.

He is also charged with stealing an Oyster card and £55 credit between July 1 and July 31, last year.

Detectives from the Roads and Transport Policing Command led the enquiry into identifying their suspect, who boarded the 96 bus outside Dartford Magistrates Court at 6.30pm.

The suspect sat upstairs next to the 17 year-old despite other seats being available and touched her.

She confronted him and got off at Plumstead Corner and the suspect alighted shortly afterwards.

Ikken was bailed on condition he resides at his address, reports three times a week to Bexleyheath Police Station and does not board a number 93 or 53 bus.