D train Dick-aster

I was taking the D train at Coney Island with a friend of mine. We were sitting and chatting, waiting for the train to move. Suddenly a man in his late 50s or early 60s to mid 60s came on the train and sat right across from me and my friend. We didn't take note of it, even though there were clearly many other available seats. So we just ignored it. Anyways, we continued to chat until a few moments later, I felt I was being watched. So I looked across from me and I saw the old guy staring at me. Then I noticed his legs were spread wide open and he had his hands down by his crotch, so I wondered why and looked down. I was disgusted and shocked at the same time. His penis was hanging out of his pants and he was furiously rubbing the head. I freaked out and screamed. My friend asked me what happened cause she wasn't facing the guy. So I told her what I saw and she freaked out as well, too scared to look. We both quickly ran to the end of the train. But still, the guy had his eyes on us and was staring back. In fact, his expression appeared as if he was ready to " release. " After we got to a stop, my friend and I ran to another cart. Thankfully, the old guy didn't follow us. After we got off our stop, I was emotionally and visually scarred for the rest of the day. I can't understand why it happened. I didn't wear anything relieving at all. In fact, I was covered head to toe, the only thing exposed was my face. My clothes were also not form fitting either. It was around winter, in mid February, so I wore lots of layers. I had gloves and hat on. Ever since then, I became even more paranoid about taking the train.. I really wish something could've been done. I'm glad I'm not the only one in NY that has experienced this kind of situation. Better now, we can all work together and fight against this. I really wish I knew about this website before the incident happened. I wish I did something at the time, but like many other women here, it's a powerless situation. Submitted by Virginia