Porn-loving disabled man who groped woman on bus claims he only did it through loneliness because his wife is at home in Bangladesh

• Masum Goni, 37, moved from another seat to get closer to his victim, 23
• He 'elbowed' her breasts before rubbing his hand along her entire thigh
• As the victim stood up to escape, Goni reached up and groped her bottom
• He has been banned from sitting next to any woman on a bus for a year 

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Masum Goni, pictured, was found guilty of groping a 23-year-old woman he had been talking to on a number 86 bus on January 6, 2016 after moving from another seat 

A porn-loving disabled man claimed he groped a woman on a bus because his wife was living back in Bangladesh. 

Masum Goni, 37, sat next to his 23-year-old victim on an 86 bus in east London on January 6.

Goni, who was carrying a walking stick and two large carrier bags spoke to the woman before rubbing her thigh and grabbing her bottom.  

After moving seats three times he elbowed the victim in the breasts and she thought it must have been an accident, Thames Magistrates' Court heard.

But then Goni ran his hand up her thigh and the panicked woman tried to get up and leave.

As she tried to get past him he grabbed her bottom and rubbed her legs.

Goni, who has a wife in Bangladesh, enjoys watching pornographic films and was 'acting out a fantasy' at the time, the court heard.

Prosecutor Nathan Miebai told the court: 'At first he sat next to a male passenger upstairs.' 

'He then moved downstairs to sit next to another female passenger and then moved again to sit next to the complainant.'

'He moved his left elbow into her chest area but she ignored this as she thought he was disabled and they continued having a conversation.'

'He then put his hand on her right thigh and moved it up her right thigh until it reached her hip.'

'She sat up immediately walked off but as she did he put his hand on her bottom and on her leg.'

Mr Miebai said that she confronted him and he said: 'sorry, sorry'.

The victim went to stand by the safety of the driver and said to Goni: 'Why are you pretending to be disabled so you can touch people,' the court heard.

Three weeks later the woman saw Goni on the same bus and called the police.

When shown CCTV Goni accepted it was him but denied it was sexual assault.

'The complainant engaged him in conversation and thought she was safe, she thought he was disabled,' said Mr Miebai.

Goni was charged with a virtually 'identical' offence from October 2013 but was found not guilty after trial at Snaresbrook Crown Court.

The defendant, who came to the UK on a student visa, finally admitted his guilt in a probation report before he was sentenced.

The report detailed that he says he has a physical disease that means he cannot feel his feet and finds it difficult to balance, the court heard.

According to the probation report, Goni claims he views pornographic material and is lonely as his wife is in Bangladesh.

District Judge Paul Clark gave him a four month prison sentence suspended for 18 months.

He also banned him from sitting next to or talking to any female on a bus or at a bus stop for a year.

Judge Clark said: 'I have heard from probation that you are now sorry for what you did.'

'When first charged you were asked if you were guilty or not guilty and you said not guilty so there had to be a trial.

'The victim had to come to court and give evidence against you.

'That means you have effectively abused her twice, first in the bus and then when she had to relive the experience in court.'

'I have concluded that she would have been upset, not least about what happened but also when she had to give evidence about it.'

Judge Clark added: 'You are an isolated individual in society.

'You have resorted to pornography and also committing offences like this which no doubt stem from fantasies you have.

'The sentence is one of four months suspended for 18 months.'

Goni, aided by an interpreter in court, showed no reaction as Judge Clark told him his fate.

Judge Clark ordered Goni to pay the victim £500 compensation which he said could never reflect the physical and emotional trauma she suffered.

Goni, of Green Lane, Ilford, was convicted of sexual assault on a female.

He was given four months imprisonment suspended for 18 months, ordered to pay £500 compensation to the victim and court costs of £650.

He was also given a Sexual Harm Prevention Order preventing him from sitting next to any female of a London bus and not to communicate with any female at a bus stop or structure owned by a bus company for a year.

Goni was also placed on the sex offenders register for seven years.