A 42-year-old man was remanded in custody yesterday after he was charged with sexually abusing his former partner’s 14-year-old daughter and filming the act. The unemployed man from Msida, who is not being named to protect the complainant’s identity, is alleged to have filmed the girl engaging in sexual acts with him, sources close to the case said.

Police Inspector Louise Calleja said the accused was able to control his partner and her daughter so much that she even followed his orders to stop working.

The officer said the family filed a report at a police station on Monday. The girl’s mother admitted she had known about the sexual abuse of her daughter but was too afraid to come forward, the police inspector said.

Magistrate Marseann Farrugia denied an application for bail. The man denies the charges.

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