A 24-year-old man was denied bail after he was charged with sexually abusing his four-year-old nephew.
The court heard how the abuse would take place while the parents would be out working night shifts and the Romanian man would be left babysitting his nephew.
When the father came to know of the abuse in October, he assaulted the 24-year-old man. He was subsequently charged and pleaded guilty to causing him slight injuries, admitting he was blinded by the anger when he heard of the abuse.
Magistrate Caroline Farrugia Frendo conditionally discharged the father for a year.