A TEENAGE girl from Machynlleth made contact with a man over the internet and met up with him without knowing he was a convicted paedophile.
Mark Owen, 48, kissed and cuddled her without her knowing he had only just been released from prison for child sex offences.
Owen, of no fixed address since being released from prison, appeared before Judge Peter Heywood at Swansea Crown Court having admitted sexual grooming of an underage girl and indecent assault.
Owen also admitted twice breaching a sexual harm prevention order imposed for his earlier offending.
Judge Heywood said he wished to consider the matter further and postponed sentencing Owen until Wednesday. Full details of his offending will be revealed then.
Owen was further remanded in custody meanwhile.
Judge Heywood warned him that he would have to decide whether to pass an extended sentence.