“You get to the point that you’re scared to go out in public,’’ she said. “But I finally got to the point that I realized I can be a victim — or I can be victorious. I decided I needed to do something to make things better for our community.’’

Dillon, meanwhile, continues to field calls from people who have recognized Morris from news reports. All the victims say they suffered side effects from his treatments, but not all of the side-effects were serious. They have no reports of any fatalities, although many of the victims, like Shaquanda Brown, of North Miami, had to be hospitalized for over a month and continues to suffer sickness. Brown — who is not transgender — also heard about Morris through friends. Eubanks, 40, quoted her a price of $1,000, which she told him she could not afford.

They settled on $700 for 12 injections, six to each side. Prior to Mother’s Day 2010, she went to Eubanks’ house in Miami Gardens to have the procedure done, according to court documents.

She was asked to lay face down on a massage table. Morris told Brown to relax.

“This is my profession, don’t worry,’’ she allegedly told the victims, according to the arrest affidavit.

The victim saw a tube of Super Glue and a red soft pack lunch bag. Out of the top of the bag was a black hose. She also saw a syringe.

Morris told her not to look, so she just laid down. The injections were so painful she asked Morris to stop before she received all of them, promising to pay the full price anyway. After each injection, the victim said she saw Morris take a piece of gauze and squeeze Super Glue on it. She then glued it to the injection site.

Within hours, she became very sick. She ended up at a hospital in Tampa, where doctors eventually diagnosed her with multiple abscesses and a staph infection. She underwent several surgeries, including blood transfusions and was hospitalized for over a month. The doctors took samples that showed the substance injected into her backside mirrored the ingredients in a Pennzoil tire-repair product called “Fix-a-Flat.’’

It took investigators over a year to piece the case together, in part because victims have been embarrassed to come forward. Thus far, Morris and Eubanks have been charged with two felony counts of practicing medicine without a license with serious injury. They have pleaded not guilty and are out on bond.

More charges could be forthcoming, Dillon said.

“There have been tons of phone calls from people from all over. Any of them that aren’t local we are sending to the state Department of Health. They are helping us coordinate with police departments,’’ Dillon said.

It’s hard to say how many victims are out there, Dillon said. Many of the callers who say they were patients of Morris also say they have friends who were patients.

Some people reported paying as much as $3,000, others as little as a couple of hundred dollars.

Both Morris and Eubanks have long arrest sheets, listing charges in connection with forging checks, credit card scams and grand theft. Eubanks served six years in prison, according to court records.

Narinesingh said she hopes that her story helps others. She admits she nearly made a big mistake in her quest to be more attractive and feminine. It’s a trap, she said, that’s not exclusive to the transgender community. Men and women — gay, straight or transgender — feel pressure to look younger, sexier or prettier.

“I am a person of sense, I really am,” she said. “But the desire to match what you feel inside with what you look like outside makes you willing to take chances.’’