Raincoat-Clad Man Exposed Himself To Women At PATH Station: Cops

HARRISON, NJ -- An Essex County man has been accused of exposing himself to women at PATH stations in New Jersey for the second time in as many months, police say.

According to the Port Authority of NY/NJ, officers arrested Karim Durant, 37, of Newark, around 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday at the Harrison PATH station. The arrest took place after two women reported that Durant – clad in a raincoat, pajama bottoms and sneakers - exposed himself to them in separate incidents at the station.

The first victim told officers that Durant entered a Newport-bound train, sat near her and exposed himself while staring at her. The second victim told officers that Durant touched himself inappropriately, then got off the train at Harrison Street after she shouted at him to stop, police said.

Neither woman suffered a physical injury during the encounter, police stated.

Port Authority police arriving on the scene found Durant walking on the street outside the station and took him into custody. Authorities charged him with lewdness and disorderly/improper behavior.

According to the Port Authority Police Department, Durant was also arrested in November after he allegedly masturbated in front of a woman at the Hoboken PATH station. During that incident, a woman in her mid-20s told officers that a man "brushed against her" on the PATH platform and walked away. She said the man returned and stood in front of her, then exposed himself and began to masturbate.

• See related article: Cops Arrest Alleged Masturbator At Hoboken PATH

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