A man who raped a 73-year-old woman was on a community corrections order at the time for the rape of her younger relative.
Subscribe now for unlimited access.
$0/
(min cost $0)
or signup to continue reading
Albert John Hammond, 58, pleaded guilty in the County Court in Bendigo on Thursday to rape in relation to the 2016 crime.
The court heard Hammond sent the victim sexually explicit text messages, although she made it clear she was not interested in a sexual relationship with him.
But one night the victim awoke when her blankets were pulled off her.
More court news: Charing Cross crash driver jailed after County Court appeal
Hammond got on top of her, said "I know you want it" and raped her.
He continued to send her text messages after the attack, including one in which he referred to having "helped [himself]".
Later that year the woman reported the rape to her doctor and police.
When interviewed by police, Hammond denied raping the woman and said he did not think the message referred to above was sexual in nature.
The court heard Hammond was sentenced to a three-year community corrections order - including a sex offender program and 450 hours of unpaid community work - in 2015 for raping the victim's younger relative.
That woman was also the victim of a sexual assault and unlawful assault at Hammond's hands in February 2016, for which he was later jailed for three months and placed on another corrections order.
More court news: Man who flew into rage at former employer avoids jail
Defence lawyer Vincent Peters said his client had committed no further offending since the rape and had moved to Camperdown.
Mr Peters said Hammond was a hard worker, had demonstrated remorse, was not a serial offender and his attack was not motivated by violence or "premeditated hatred".
Hammond had complied with his previous corrections orders aside from his offending, he said, although Judge David Brookes noted that sexual assault was a "pretty severe breach" of an order for rape.
Mr Peters said a jail term was warranted, but submitted his client be jailed with another corrections order to follow or given a minimal non-parole period.
But prosecutor David Cordy said a psychiatrist assessed Hammond as being at high risk of reoffending and noted previous incarceration had not deterred him.
Mr Cordy said a term of imprisonment followed by a corrections order would be "completely inadequate", as Judge Brookes would only be able to sentence him to a maximum 12 months in custody.
"This is a very serious example of rape," he said.
Hammond will be sentenced at a later date.
Have you signed up to the Bendigo Advertiser's daily newsletter and breaking news emails? You can register below and make sure you are up to date with everything that's happening in central Victoria.