Man threatened to share nudes of woman acquired when she was 15

A 25-year-old man who threatened to share indecent material of an underage girl who had sent him nude images of herself when aged 15 was granted bail upon his arraignment on Thursday. 

Ramadan Hamed, a Syrian construction worker living at Marsascala, was arrested after the now-17-year-old Maltese woman called the police, sounding all worried, and saying that someone was threatening to share sexual videos featuring herself. 

Prosecuting Inspector Joseph Busuttil explained that two years ago, a foreign man had communicated with the 15-year-old on social media and asked her to send him photos of herself “doing sexual things”.

More recently, the man got in touch with the now 17-year-old, asking her to enter into a sexual relationship with him.

When the girl refused, he allegedly threatened to share the indecent material he still possessed. 

When arrested, the man confirmed the minor’s version but insisted that he wanted to teach her a lesson so that she would not share such images of herself ever again.

During his arraignment on Thursday, the accused pleaded not guilty to producing or sharing the indecent material concerning a minor, acquiring such material, harassment, as well as...