A MUSLIM prayer leader has pleaded guilty to indecently assaulting two teenage girls and a grandmother on Sydney's northern beaches.
Ahmed Abdelshafy Mohamed El-Kahly, 60, appeared at North Sydney Local Court on Monday dressed in traditional Muslim clothing and headgear.
He is accused of kissing the hands of the women and touching their breasts at and near Dee Why Beach in late July.
The 57-year-old woman was allegedly indecently assaulted on Dee Why Beach while she was pushing her four-month-old grandson in a pram, court papers allege.
As she tried to pull away El-Kahly said to her "I love you, I love you".
He said the same thing to one of the two 16-year-old victims as she tried to get away from him.
El-Kahly is described in court papers as an Egyptian Iman who arrived in Australia on June 7.
He comes to Australia each year to "lead prayer", the papers said.
Police are still investigating and more charges may be laid, the court heard.
His temporary working stay visa will expire on August 18 but the matter returns to the same court on September 16.
Outside the court, El-Kahly's lawyer Rick Mitry said his client had suffered from psychiatric problems for years and didn't have his medication with him in Australia.
"He doesn't even remember most of what happened," Mr Mitry told reporters, adding his condition caused psychotic episodes and hallucinations.
"He has been treated for deep depression bordering on schizophrenia (in Egypt).
"He's very distressed. He has written a fairly extensive letter of apology (to the victims)."
Mr Mitry said he won't know for two or three days whether further charges will be laid.
El-Kahly covered his face with a scarf as he walked out of court.
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