The 21-year-old man, Bailey James Giri, engaged in online conversation with three children at different times, in full knowledge of their ages.

The court heard he invited one of the children to his home and raped her, despite her pleas for him to stop.

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Another of the children he lured to his house was sexually assaulted and then plied with cannabis.

A third child became involved in conversation with Giri online and then was asked to send naked photographs of herself, which she refused.

He responded to her rejection by verbally abusing her and sending her a video of himself masturbating.

Victim impact statements from some of the parents which were read to the court described how their daughter had become psychologically devastated by the attack and withdrawn.

Giri, who works for a transport company, has pleaded guilty to four charges, including admitting to sexually penetrating a child under the age of 16 between August 1, 2018, and December 31, 2018.

He has also admitted to using a carriage service to send indecent material to a different child in 2019.

He admitted sexually assaulting another child under the age of 16 and provided a drug of dependence to that child between May 1, 2020, and May 30, 2020

Judge Michael Bourke asked why Giri was not facing rape charges.

Prosecutor David Cordy said Giri had initially been charged with rape but had instead pleaded guilty to a charge of sexual penetration of a child under the age of 16.

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The court heard that the victim had been 14 years old when she engaged in conversation with Giri online.

He told her he was only one year older than her, when he was nearly 19 years old.

The girl was invited to his home and did not expect any sexual activity but he took her straight to a bedroom. She told him she was scared.

Judge Bourke said that the offending in the bedroom described to the court seemed like "a number of rapes".

Mr Cordy said it was dealt with as a "rolled up charge" of penetrating a child under 16, that encompassed the offending as described to the court.

Defence barrister Glenn Casement said that not all of the things outlined in the summary of offending were agreed upon, but he would not be leading any evidence on that.

Judge Bourke said he would like to clarify the purpose of the legal argument being raised.

"Do you refer to not sentencing him for evidence more serious then what's on the indictment?" he said.

"Yes,'' Mr Casement replied.

Judge Bourke said the court had received a disability overview report in relation to Giri relating to an intellectual disability.

However, he said more detail would be needed for sentencing to take place. He ordered a further report be made.

Judge Bourke continued Giri's bail and adjourned the case until February, 2022.

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