A 67-year-old man from Birzebbuga was remanded in custody today after having been accused of paying two boys, aged 12 and 15, to perform lewd acts.

He was also accused of filming the boys and performing sexual acts with them.

The man, who is not a relative of the boys, pleaded not guilty.

The court was told that the boys used to be paid between €17 and €30 each time, and the case went back several months.

Police investigations were launched following suspicions on the origin of the money they had, sources said.

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