CASE: Salt River man at Wynberg Magistrate's Court.

A SHOCKING twist of events has hit Cape Town after a missing man was arrested for sexual assault after allegedly molesting a minor.

The 26-year-old man was reported missing on July 10 after leaving his home in Salt River on his way to work in Grassy Park, but he never pitched.

The Cape Argus reported on the missing case and spoke with his sister and mother about his disappearance.

The family at the time claimed that police refused to look for him after he was reportedly spotted at a known drug den and that the public was sending them on wild goose chases after seeing a lookalike.