A 65-year-old man from Zabbar has been remanded in custody after pleading not guilty to having been involved in sexual acts with an eight-year-old girl and having used or threatened violence against her.

Grazio Azzopardi was arraigned this morning and accused of having committed the crimes on and before October 6 last year when he was her tutor.

He was also accused of distributing porn.

The court issued a treatment order for psychological evaluation of the accused. 

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