Man pleads guilty to harassing girl aged 6

A 36-YEAR-OLD man from Paphos pleaded guilty on Thursday on charges of sexually harassing  a 6-year-old girl.

Appearing before the Paphos criminal court, the accused entered a guilty plea. The court set the next hearing for December 2.

The court reserved judgement till Friday as to whether the man would remain in police custody until the next hearing.

The 36-year-old was arrested on October 26, following a complaint filed with police.

The complaint was filed after the girl told her parents she had been sexually molested at the man’s house on October 13.

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