A migrant who is accused of raping one woman and assaulting five others said he could not find a girlfriend and 'wanted to have sex.'

The 26-year-old from Pakistan, identified only as Asif M., is alleged to have approached the women on the street in Berlin, before dragging them away to assault them.

The court heard that he allegedly pulled his first victim to the ground and grabbed her breasts before raping her.

The 26-year-old from Pakistan, identified only as Asif M., is alleged to have approached the women on the street in Berlin before dragging them away to assault them

Asif M. would try to engage the women in conversation, with his opening gambit being that he had just celebrated a birthday, the Berlin Regional Court heard.

The assaults are alleged to have taken place between April 29 and July 25.

Asif M., who came to Germany two years ago and got a job as a bar tender at a restaurant, confessed he had sex with one of the victims but claimed 'she had not resisted'.

He said that because she had done nothing, 'I thought she wanted it.'

The Pakistani migrant said he was ashamed and sorry for what he had done.

He added that he had not committed any offences while in Greece and Austria.

In a statement, he said: 'In Germany, it somehow broke out of me. It is hard to get a girlfriend if you are a refugee and have nothing to offer. I wanted to have sex.'

Asif M., who came to Germany two years ago and got a job as a bar tender at a restaurant, confessed he had sex with the woman but claimed 'she had not resisted' (file photo)

Describing the alleged rape, the prosecutor said: 'After he had just let go of her and she wanted to leave, the accused asked her to stay and undressed the female witness, which she endured for fear of further violence.

'Then the accused performed unprotected vaginal sexual intercourse against the will of the witness.'

According to the prosecution, most of his other alleged victims managed to fight him off, at which point Asif M. ran away.

The court had initially considered agreeing with the defence on a sentence ranging between three years and three months to three years and nine months.

However, due to contradictions in the statements of the defendant, the court chairman said she wanted to question some of the victims.