The Wellington man who raped a 65-year-old woman could face preventive detention.
Peter Niko, 40, was given a first warning under three-strikes legislation by Judge Peter Hobbs when he appeared through an audio visual link at Wellington District Court this morning.
A charge of burglary was also withdrawn by Judge Hobbs.
Last month Niko pleaded guilty to seven charges of sexual violation, making the woman unconscious with intent to commit rape, threatening to kill her and detaining her without consent.
Niko pleaded not guilty to unlawfully entering her property.
The victim had been home alone when Niko knocked on her door claiming to be looking for his daughter just after 6am on June 17.