The 19-year-old man appeared in the Bendigo Magistrates' Court on Friday where he pleaded guilty to the stalking charge and other offences.

The court heard on October 10 last year, the 14-year-old girl was walking home when she saw the man standing near a creek.

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She asked him if he was lost and he responded by asking her if she liked sex and if she wanted to have sex with him.

The girl said no and became fearful of the man. As she started walking away, he followed her so she ran home.

The 14-year-old locked the front door and told her father what had happened. He called the police and the girl provided a statement to officers.

Over the next week, the girl saw the man watching her at her school bus stop.

About 5pm on October 28, the 19-year-old was seen outside of the girl's home. He knocked on the front door the next day before trying to open a side gate.

The girl's mother called the police and an intervention order was issued with the girl listed as the protected person.

On November 9, the man again went to the girl's school. One of the victim's friends saw him and told a teacher who also witnessed the 19-year-old waiting outside of the school grounds.

The man was arrested on December 14. The court heard he laughed throughout his police interview, telling officers he believed the girl "wanted (him) to chase her".

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The man admitted to going to the girl's home and asked police if they thought the victim liked him.

Defence lawyer Karin Temperley conceded the offending was "very unusual" but the 19-year-old had taken responsibility for his crimes and understood he had scared the girl.

Ms Temperley said the man struggled to make friends and have connections with people so he turned to the unacceptable behaviour.

The defence lawyer said the man had a significant history of methamphetamine abuse and a psychologist was concerned he was entering into a psychosis.

Ms Temperley submitted the man had already served 31 days of pre-sentence detention so he could be released to complete a community corrections order.

Magistrate Megan Aumair said she would release him on bail but would instead get him assessed for a youth justice order.

Ms Aumair said if the man was entering psychosis, he needed more immediate support which could not be provided by a corrections order.

The man was released on bail, with conditions including not to use drugs and to follow the intervention order.

He is due to return to the Bendigo Magistrates' Court later this month.

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