A 39-YEAR-OLD man is facing jail after pleading guilty to molesting a girl under the age of 16.

Bill Hanson, of School Lane, Leominster, pleaded guilty to three counts of sexual acitvity with a child when he appeared at Worcester Crown Court.

Judge Alistair McCreath granted the defendant bail while a pre-sentence report is prepared.

But he warned Hanson that jail was the "overwhelming likelihood".