A MAN who repeatedly had sex with a 13-year-old girl in Malmesbury has been told he is facing a jail term.

Ross Lancaster slept with the youngster in the town on three occasions over a long weekend in May last year.

The 24-year-old, of Evesham, Worcestershire, pleaded guilty to three counts of sexual activity with a child when he appeared at Swindon Crown Court.

Mathew Scott, defending, said that his client had received a text message from the girl saying she was 16 before the first incident on May 16.

"He learned subsequently she was 13 in further texts but he continued with the activity. He is aware a custodial sentence is all but inevitable," he said.

Mr Scott said his client was currently a serving prisoner, having been jailed for burglary late last year, but still asked for a presentence report.

Adjourning the hearing to March 26 Recorder Maria Lamb said "Your case can't be dealt with today.

"I am willing to accede to the application for you to have a presentence report but you probably will have gleaned from what I have said and what your counsel has said the almost inevitable outcome here is a sentence of immediate custody.”