A man accused of gyrating on a policewoman until he had an erection, while they were both on a bus recently, is to be tried in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court in May.

The accused, Carlton Mattocks, pleaded not guilty to indecent assault, assaulting police and resisting arrest when he appeared in court on Tuesday.

The allegations are that on March 9, about 5:45 p.m., the complainant, who is a district constable, was seated in a bus. When the bus got to a location along Hope Road, the accused got on and stood beside the complainant. It is alleged that even when the bus stopped to take up more passengers, the accused refused to move from beside her.

The complainant, it is alleged, felt the man's erect penis on her hand and also felt him moving back and forth. She then identified herself as a police officer and told the accused that she would be arresting him. He reportedly tried to leave the bus when it stopped and when the complainant held on to his hand, he reportedly punched her on the hand.

She was however assisted by a police officer in plain clothes and they eventually managed to restrain the accused.