Melbourne sex attack accused in court

A man allegedly followed two women from bars on a popular Melbourne night-life strip before sexually assaulting them, a court has heard.

Adam Robertson, 37, is accused of stalking the two women separately as they left two Brunswick bars in the early hours of May 10.

Prosecutor Luke Excell told the Melbourne Magistrates Court that Robertson attended a music show at a bar in Brunswick before following one woman out as she left.

He then grabbed her in a headlock on Sydney Road, before dragging her down a side street and sexually assaulting her, Mr Excell said on Tuesday.

Robertson is accused of following another woman shortly after as she left the Brunswick Hotel, tackling her to the ground and assaulting her when she turned into a secluded road.

Both women were in their early 20s and fought off their attacker and fled, the court heard.

Robertson, of Brooklyn, has been charged with two counts of false imprisonment and two counts of indecent assault.

Police arrested Robertson in his home on Tuesday.

He was remanded in custody to face a committal mention hearing in the same court on August 14.