Convicted paedophile, 59, is accused of 'putting his hands down the pants' of a seven-year-old girl while she was out shopping at Coles with her father

Dramatic footage has captured the moment a man was arrested after allegedly groping a seven-year-old girl while she was out shopping with her father.

The girl and her father had been scanning groceries at a Coles in Karawara, Perth, at 5.30pm on Friday.

The 59-year-old man, who is a convicted paedophile, then allegedly approached the girl before touching her inappropriately.

He allegedly slipped one hand under her jumper and another between her legs before touching and scratching her bottom, Perth Magistrates Court heard on Saturday.

A staff member allegedly shouted at the man to stop while he tried to leave before security followed him around the centre until police arrived.

Dramatic footage has captured the moment a man was arrested after allegedly groping a seven-year-old girl while she was out shopping with her father

The girl and her father had been scanning groceries at a Coles in Karawara, Perth, at 5.30pm on Friday

Bodycam footage showed officers confront the man before arresting him on the street.

The officers are seen surrounding the man before cornering him against a parked police van.

'Lean against the car or you're going to fall over,' a female officer says. 'You're under arrest.'

Her partner then places handcuffs on the man before bundling him into the back of the van.

The man was charged with indecent dealings of a child under 13 years and refused bail.

Perth Magistrates Court heard he had a history of offending.

Among the offences included two incidents of indecent dealing with a child under 13 and one of carnal knowledge with an animal.

The officers are seen surrounding the man before cornering him against a parked police van

An officer then places handcuffs on the man before bundling him into the back of the police van

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