Male nurse sexually assaulted Vic patient

A Singaporean man who worked as a nurse in Melbourne has admitted waking up a patient and sexually assaulting her by applying cream to her genitals.

Jefferson Augustine, 34, appeared before the Victorian County Court on Monday after earlier pleading guilty to sexually assaulting three women between 2015 and 2016, including a patient at the hospital where he worked.

Augustine has also admitted raping a housemate who had just moved into his home, and sexually assaulting a Belgian tourist who was couch surfing.

The prosecution says Augustine was working as a nurse at a Melbourne hospital in August 2015 when he woke up a woman and said he needed to apply cream to her genitals.

A few months after the hospital assault, Augustine advertised his home on a couch-surfing website where travellers can stay at people's homes free of charge.

A Belgian tourist, 26, arranged to spend two nights at Augustine's home in March 2016.

On the second night, she woke up on the couch to find Augustine standing near hear. He told her he was just checking on her.

After police seized his phone, they found three photos of the tourist, including one of Augustine pulling her pants down and touching her genitals.

A few days after sexually assaulting the tourist, Augustine advertised a room for rent, and a woman arranged to move into his home.

After sharing a meal together and a few drinks, the next thing the woman remembered was waking up naked in the bedroom with Augustine beside her.

She also had bite marks on her neck.

Police found photos on Augustine's phone of him touching and raping the woman while she was unconscious.

During a police interview, Augustine denied raping the woman and claimed everything that occurred was consensual.

"We got together," he told police

He also told them he "believed she can consent to sex while asleep because she was the one who asked him to have sex", the court heard.

Augustine will remain in custody until his plea hearing resumes on April 26.