A handyman who groped a teenage hitchhiker and molested an autistic woman who required help has denied targeting a third victim in need.

Robert William Lyford, 56, has been granted bail despite a judge's concerns of "any hapless woman" being his potential next victim.

He is fighting accusations he sexually touched a 58-year-old woman while visiting her NSW Northern Rivers home to help her move.

The daughter of the alleged victim had asked for assistance through a local Facebook group.

Lyford - who works doing cash-in-hand handyman jobs - was at the woman's home on the evening of May 28 when he allegedly hugged her and squeezed her buttocks.

"The accused then asked the victim if she was single or if she wanted friends with benefits," police facts seen by AAP read.

He returned to her h

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