The 69-year-old man, who cannot be named because that could identify the victim, appeared in Warrnambool Magistrates Court on Monday charged with sexual assault, breach of a personal safety notice, committing offences on bail, handling stolen goods and dealing with property suspected to be proceeds of crime.

He made a successful bail application and was released from custody with strict conditions, including he reside in Horsham, not attend the municipal boundaries of the city where the alleged offending occurred and not to contact the victim.

The court heard the man resided at a south-west assisted living facility for nine years and the 53-year-old victim for about eight months.

He allegedly attempted to form a relationship with the victim in July this year and when she declined, he became aggressive and verbally abusive.

Between July and September, the man is accused of groping the woman numerous times without her consent.

Then in August, the victim told police that the man digitally raped her. That incident is still being investigated and no charges have been laid, the court heard.

A personal safety notice was issued in September this year, which prohibited the accused man from contacting the victim or remaining within five metres of her room.

That notice has an expiry date of 2030.

The court heard the breached that order on September 12 when he allegedly grabbed her breasts at a bus stop.

He was arrested that day and conveyed to a south-west police station.

During a police interview he allegedly admitted to breaching the order.

When asked about the allegations from August, the man allegedly told police: "Let's just say she didn't say no".

The man was serve with an eviction notice on Sunday.

When staff were cleaning out the man's room, they allegedly found more than $500 worth of items believed to be stolen from multiple retail stores.

A detective from a south-west police Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Investigation Team (SOCIT) told the court the victim suffered "severe depression".

He said said was "highly fearful" of the accused "very vulnerable".

Lawyer Jess Dean told the court that strict bail conditions would mitigate any risk of the man re-offending or interfering with the victim.

She said he had a stable address with family support in Horsham, that he could not drive and had serious mental health illnesses, including "schizoid traits and catatonic episodes".

Magistrate Mark Stratmann said the offending was of "a particularly serious nature".

But he said the man had shown compelling reasons why he should be released from custody.

The man will appear in court again at a later date.

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