A teenage cyclist who sexually assaulted a female runner near Dundee Law before striking again a week later has had his sentence deferred at Dundee Sheriff Court.
Mariusz Witkowski, 16, carried out the second attack in the same street as the initial incident.
The court heard previously that Witkowski exposed himself to three “shocked” women in Law Crescent after slapping one of them on the bottom as he rode past on his bike.
The Polish teenager, who has only been in the UK for four months, slapped another woman in an identical attack eight days later in Law Crescent, despite being the subject of a police manhunt for the first assault.
First-time offender Witkowski, of Dens Road, admitted sexually assaulting a woman in Law Crescent on August 20 by slapping her on the buttocks. He also admitted committing an identical offence against a separate woman in Law Crescent on August 28.
Witkowski further admitted a third charge of exposing his genitals in a sexual manner to three women on August 20 and performing a sex act in front of them.
Depute fiscal Nicola Gillespie previously told the court that three women had been running in the Law area.
She said: “They became aware of the accused on a bike but did not pay too much attention to him.
“Still running, two of the women approached the junction of Law Crescent, while the other woman was slightly ahead.
“The accused approached from behind and slapped the woman on her buttocks, and continued to cycle on Hill Street where he was lost from view.”
Ms Gillespie said that the women were “shocked” at Witkowski’s behaviour. Ms Gillespie said that all three women “were clear” that Witkowski had later exposed himself to them and that it was his intention for them to see him doing so.
Ms Gillespie said that a police search failed to find the suspect, but eight days later a woman walking with a friend in Law Crescent at around 4.15pm was subjected to a similar assault by Witkowski.
Sentence was deferred until October 25 for reports and Witkowski was granted bail.