A paedophile from Worcester who recorded himself sexually assaulting a sleeping boy faces being deported to his native Lithuania.

Ignas Navikas was jailed for 30 months at Worcester Crown Court on Tuesday for filming the sleeping child as he sexually assaulted him in a bed.

The sex offender also filmed other male children 'wearing shorts' in fields and parks and recorded the crotch of one boy playing Xbox using a spy camera application on his mobile phone.

The 39-year-old of Arboretum Road, Worcester, further admitted making indecent photographs of children - 422 at category A, 188 at category B and 747 at category C.

In total he had over 10,000 images of which around 70 per cent may have been indecent but officers 'stopped counting' when they reached 1,000 images.

The Lithuanian now faces being sent home for his crimes - any foreign national sentenced to more than 12 months in prison faces automatic deportation.

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The dad admitted sexual assault of the unidentified child aged under 13 (estimated to be between eight and 12 years old) between July 1 and November 27 last year. Neither the boy nor his family are aware the attack even happened.

Navikas refused to give details to police about the identity of the boy he assaulted, answering 'no comment' to questions put to him in interview.

The defendant, who was 'fired immediately' from his job when the offences came to light, also admitted possession of 10 prohibited images of a child. The court proceedings were relayed to him via a Lithuanian interpreter who appeared over a live link.

Ian Ball, prosecuting, said a search warrant was executed at the defendant's then address at a flat in London Road, Worcester on November 27 last year.

The images, which showed children aged between seven and 13 years in discernible pain and distress, were found on his Samsung mobile phone.

"The police stopped counting once they got to 1,000 images. There were over 10,000 files left uncategorised" said Mr Ball.

Navikas had also searched for images of 'young boys'. The images he had recorded of boys in parks and fields, though not indecent in themselves, were said by the prosecution to be indicative of his sexual interest in children.

The police were able to identify the defendant as having sexually assaulted the boy because of clothes found at his home which also appeared in the video.

Judge Burbidge argued that it was an aggravating feature of the case that the sexual assault took place on a sleeping child. "I do not believe the position is that I should seek any rehabilitation at this stage. There are always true victims of these crimes but specifically in your case there are a number," he said.

Navikas was told that though he had 'lost much' through his actions 'the mitigating factors pale into insignificance with the offending that has been committed' and that appropriate punishment could only be met through immediate custody.

The defendant was jailed for 30 months, half of which he will serve in custody and half on licence in the community. A sexual harm prevention order was made for an indefinite period which controls his use of internet-enabled devices which must retain their search history.

He must notify a police officer from the public protection unit if he used any such device and make it available for inspection.

The phone containing the indecent images will be destroyed. Navikas must sign the sex offender register for an indefinite period.