A brave woman who stood up to a man filming in between her legs while she slept on a train has become the victim of online trolls who say she will 'get what she deserves'.

Tegan Portener, 22, confronted a 30-year-old commuter after she noticed him behaving suspiciously from the seat in front of her last Thursday.

View photos Tegan Portener. Photo: Facebook More

View photos The woman woke up to find the man sitting in front of her not-so-secretly filming her through a gap in his chair. Photo: Facebook More

Posting a video of the incident, Ms Portener can be heard in the clip saying in a shaky voice: “Excuse me, what are you doing with your phone?”

“What?” the man replies with a look of confusion on his face.

“You keep putting it underneath the chair. Why do you keep sliding it under the chair and aiming it at me?” she can be heard saying.





The man mumbles and continues to look confused before the video ends.

Despite a flood of comments supporting Ms Portener for her courage, online trolls have targeted her over the attack.

"SO let me get this straight u catch public transport and think its safe to sleep with ur legs open LOL (sic)," one male user wrote in a private message.

"B--- ure a conniving wh--- setting people up like that... don't worry youll get what you deserve (sic)," he said.

View photos Online trolls have targeted Ms Portener over the event. Photo: Facebook More

Another user commented:

"Although he is a grub you should not have had your feet on the seat with your knees up to start with if were having a nap how did you video it maybe you should wear a short skirt next time .wonder why girls get into trouble. (sic)"

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