Man charged with defilement

A young man was yesterday charged with asking three underage girls for sex and then exposing himself to them when they refused. Amaniel Hamde Fikadu, a 22-year-old illegal immigrant from Eritrea, pleaded not guilty to defiling the girls on Thursday at...

A young man was yesterday charged with asking three underage girls for sex and then exposing himself to them when they refused.

Amaniel Hamde Fikadu, a 22-year-old illegal immigrant from Eritrea, pleaded not guilty to defiling the girls on Thursday at about 7 p.m. in Birżebbuġa. He also denied corrupting them and offending public morals.

Legal aid lawyer Noel Bartolo told Magistrate Claire Stafrace Zammit his client was drunk at the time and could not remember what he had done.

The magistrate remanded Mr Fikadu in custody after taking into consideration the seriousness of the charges.

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