Penrith Panthers rugby league player Tyrone May has pleaded guilty to recording four sex tapes without the consent of the women in them, including two shot during an orgy with a teammate.

The five-eighth, who was stood down for much of last season under the NRL's policy of suspending players who are facing criminal charges, met two women online on separate occasions last year and had consensual sex with them that he covertly recorded.

Tyrone May outside Parramatta Local Court on Friday. Credit:AAP

Those recordings were subsequently leaked to the media and shared online.

In February last year, May chatted to a Coffs Harbour woman on Tinder, then met her at the Best Western Zebra Motel where they had sex.