A 45-year-old man from Cospicua was this morning handed a suspended 18-month jail sentence after he admitted to living off the earnings of prostitution and allowing a brothel in his home.
Nazzareno Lia, 45 admitted to living off the prostitution of a 44-year-old woman, threatening and slightly injuring her.
Magistrate Consuelo Scerri Herrera in deciding on a suspended sentence, warned the accused that the moment he broke the law again would see him in jail.
The man was also warned not to speak to the woman again for a year.