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.