A MELBOURNE grandfather has admitted molesting two generations of his own family and other children, including African refugees, over a 50-year period.
Now 71, the man, who cannot be named, abused his daughters, grandsons, nieces and nephews.
He also abused three child refugees from Africa in his care, the Victorian County Court heard today.
The grandfather molested his first victim, a family friend, in 1957 and in the 1970s he abused the victim's child.
The abuse, which included fondling children and performing oral sexual acts on them, ended last year when the man was arrested after being caught on video.
Prosecutor Daryl Brown today called for a "double figure" jail sentence for the man.
The man pleaded guilty to eight counts of indecent assault, six counts of the indecent assault of a child under 16, five counts of an indecent act with a child under 16 and single counts of incest and possession of child pornography.
The grandfather began targeting his own family in 1971 when he sexually abused a nephew who visited him during holidays, the court was told.
He also targeted the boy's brother and another nephew and niece.
The court heard that in the late 1970s he abused his own children, beginning with his middle daughter who was less than five when he molested her in the family home.
He also molested his youngest child in the 1980s, starting when she was just four years old, the court was told.
After a gap of 20 years the grandfather again began abusing children in 2006 when he molested his grandson, aged six, in the bath.
He also abused two Ethiopian refugees aged 11 and eight, who he took on church-based excursions, the court heard.
On a separate excursion he molested an 11-year-old refugee boy from Sudan.
He was caught last year when the father of his two-and-a-half-year-old grandchild suspected he was molesting the child while minding him.
The father installed a video surveillance device and caught the grandfather performing a sex act on the toddler.
The grandfather today appeared in court in a wheelchair, having recently undergone surgery for prostate and bladder cancer.
His lawyer, Greg Thomas, said his client was very remorseful for his conduct.
"(The grandfather) has struggled all his life with the fact that he appears to be a pedophile," Mr Thomas said.
"He has strong sexual urges towards children."
In a letter to the court the grandfather expressed "shame, sorrow and deep regret" for his abuse.
He will be sentenced on Thursday.
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