Geoffrey Graeme Murray, 27, of Warrnambool pleaded guilty to theft, obtaining property by deception, failing to appear on bail, committing an indecent act with a child aged under 16 and three counts of being a registered sex offender who failed to comply with reporting obligations.

He was convicted and sentenced to a total effective term of 22 months imprisonment with one year non parole and has also been added to the sex offenders register for life.

Murray has already spent 105 days in custody which will count as time served.

Previously convicted of committing an indecent act with a child aged under 16 years in 2004, Murray was placed on the sex offenders' register.

There are a number of obligations through that registration and he has to report any unsupervised access with children.

But during July and August Murray was having regular contact with girls as young as 14 without reporting and the court heard on at least one occasion introduced a girl to another registered sex offender.

In August, Murray drove two teenage girls to Melbourne and bought them alcohol. When one of the girls became heavily intoxicated and was falling asleep, Murray undressed her and indecently assaulted her.

The court heard the removal of the girl’s clothing happened more than once despite attempts made by the other girl to prevent it.

Magistrate Ron Saines described Murray’s behaviour as “predatory”.

Noting this was the sixth time Murray had been sentenced for similar sex-related matters and the 18th time he had been sentenced for theft and dishonesty-related offences. Mr Saines said the court had to have a strong emphasis on denunciation, deterrence and punishment.

Mr Saines also ordered Murray’s driver’s licence be suspended for two years. He was also ordered to pay $200 compensation to Cash Converters where he sold a stolen bicycle.

* The South Western Centre Against Sexual Assault can be contacted on 5564 4144 or after hours on 1800 806 292.