A PAEDOPHILE who recorded himself sexually assaulting a sleeping child and made the worst sort of indecent images of children hid his face at court.

Ignas Navikas pulled a dark hood over his head as he left Worcester Crown Court after admitting a string of child sex offences on Tuesday. The 38 year-old of Arboretum Road, Worcester was warned he faces jail when he appears for sentence on June 29. He admitted sexual assault of the unidentified child under 13 between July 1 and November 27 last year. Navikas further admitted making indecent photographs of children between the same dates – 422 at category A, 188 at category B and 747 at category C.

The defendant also admitted possession of 10 prohibited images of a child. Lee Egan, defending, said: “This defendant is of previous good character and is remorseful. He wishes to accept his guilt immediately.”

Mr Egan said his client, who spoke through a Lithuanian interpreter, also had ‘no overseas convictions either’. The court heard that the images were found on four different devices. The prohibited photos were described as ‘spy shots’ and the indecent images were downloaded from the internet. “The child (who was sexually assaulted) is asleep in his bed” said the Alexandra Bull, prosecuting. She added that the culpability was A (the highest) ‘given it was recorded’.

Judge Nicholas Cole said: “These are serious matters which are likely to cross the threshold for a custodial sentence. But I’m not going to sentence you today because it’s appropriate for the court to have more information about you. I’m therefore directing there is a pre-sentence report from the probation service. That report will assist the court as to the risk you pose of reoffending. It will be an all options report and it will assist the court in determining whether there’s any alternative to a sentence of immediate custody.”

He made it clear that, in adjourning sentence, he made no promises as to what the sentence would be. “The most likely sentence is one of immediate custody. That will be a matter for the judge once all the information is available,” he said. As part of bail he had to surrender his passport and must have no contact with any child under 16. He is also subject to sex offender notification requirements. A condition of bail was added that he co-operate with the probation service in the preparation of a report.