A 50-year-old man was given a suspended jail term and ordered to get psychological help after he was found in possession of pornographic video clips involving children under nine.

Patrick Aquilina, or Heckenlaible, from Mġarr admitted to possessing the child porn on October 2, 2011.

Magistrate Jacqueline Padovani handed down a two-year jail term suspended for four years and placed him under the supervision of a probation officer for three years.

He was also ordered to undergo two years of psychological treatment with at least one session a month, which he himself would have to pay for.

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