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8 maltatoday | WEDNESDAY • 7 MAY 2025 NEWS JAMES DEBONO jdebono@mediatoday.com.mt Kidflix: Man handed suspended sentence after admitting to uploading child sex abuse material A man, 26 from Pembroke, was handed a two- year prison sentence, suspended for four years, after he previously plead- ed guilty to buying and publishing child sex abuse material. The purchase and distribution of content was carried out from the larg- est pornographic platform worldwide, known as 'KidFlix'. The man, who cannot be named due to a court order, was arraigned in court on 9 April and subsequently granted bail whilst awaiting sentencing. Upon his arraignment, it was heard how Maltese police received information from German authorities that the man had allegedly bought child sex abuse ma- terial and subsequently published it. The convicted man was one of two Maltese men who were arrested as part of "Operation Stream". The worldwide operation focused on "KidFlix," a major platform used for dis- tributing child sexual abuse material. Be- tween April 2022 and March 2025, the site drew approximately 1.8 million us- ers worldwide and hosted around 72,000 videos. This operation was coordinated by law enforcement agencies from more than 35 countries and has led to the identifi- cation of 1,400 suspects and the arrest of 79 individuals across the globe. Together with the suspended sentence, a supervision order of four years was also issued and a treatment order was given for a period of three years. Additionally, his name will be added onto the sex offenders register. The court was presided over by Magis- trate Nadine Sant Lia. Police inspectors Wayne Buhagiar and Carl Pace prosecuted. Lawyer Veronica-Anne Spiteri ap- peared for the accused. KARL AZZOPARDI kazzopardi@mediatoday.com.mt Court building in Valletta (Photo: James Bianchi/MaltaToday) B'digriet mogħti mill-Qorti tal-Maġistrati (Għawdex), Ġurisdizzjoni Inferjuri, fit-28 ta' Marzu 2025, ġiet ordnata l- pubblikazzjoni tal-estratt li jidher hawn taħt għall-finijiet ta' notifika skont l-artiklu 931(3) tal-Kodiċi ta' Organizzazzjoni u Proċedura Ċivili, Kapitlu 12 tal-liġijiet ta' Malta. Bandu għall-kuraturi REPUBBLIKA TA' MALTA Lill-uffiċċjal eźekuttiv tal-Qorti tal-Maġistrati (Għawdex) B'digriet mogħti fit-28 ta' Marzu 2025 ġie ordnat li jintagħżel kuratur deputat skont il-liġi sabiex jirrappreżenta lill- imsiefra Trotman Barbara Alison Christina fl-atti tal-ittra uffiċjali li sunt tagħha qed jiġi prodott hawn taħt, liema ittra ġġib in-numru 118/2025 fl-ismijiet "Mark Camilleri nomine versus kuratur deputat sabiex jirrappreżenta lill- imsiefra Trotman Barbara Alison Christina," ippreżentata fil-11 ta' Marzu 2025 fil-Qorti tal-Maġistrati (Għawdex) Ġurisdizzjoni Inferjuri, u fl-attijiet l-oħrajn kollha relattivi u sussegwenti. Permezz ta' din l-ittra uffiċjali l-mittenti Mark Camilleri għan-nom u in rappreżentanza ta' Complete Motors Limited (C 61625) ta' Sika House, Triq Fortunato Mizzi, Victoria, Għawdex, qed jinterpella lill-imsemmija intimata Trotman Barbara Alison Christina sabiex fi żmien erbat ijiem mid-data tal-ittra, hija tħallas l-ammont ta' sitt elef, disa' mija u erba' ewro u tnax-il ċenteżmu (€6,904.12c) rappreżentanti xogħlijiet u servizzi kif spjegati fl-istess ittra uffiċjali u cioè eċċess tal-assikurazzjoni, servizzi ta' towing, servizzi ta' tiswija tal-vettura Daihatsu Terios, taxxa tal-assikurazzjoni tat-triq kif ukoll VRT, flus mislufa lilha, spejjeż relatati mas-servizz li ġie mogħti sabiex il- vettura tinġabar minn Sqallija, danni sostnuti fil-vettura Toyota Belta kif ukoll storage fee liema ammont huwa dovut. Inti għal daqshekk ordnat li twaħħal kopja uffiċjali ta' dan il-bandu fid-daħla ta' din il-Qorti u ssejjaħ b'dan lil kull min irid jidħol bħala kuratur biex jidher fi żmien sitt (6) ijiem f'dan ir-Reġistru u jagħmel b'nota d-dikjarazzjoni illi huwa jidħol għal dan. Inti ordnat ukoll li tgħarraf lil kull wieħed illi jekk ma jagħmilx din id-dikjarazzjoni fiż-żmien fuq mogħti, din il-Qorti tgħaddi biex tagħżel kuratur ta' l-uffiċċju. U wara li tkun għamilt dan, jew jekk tiltaqa' ma' xi xkiel fl-eżekuzzjoni ta' dan il-bandu, inti għandek tgħarraf lil din il-Qorti. Mogħti mill-Qorti tal-Maġistrati (Għawdex) Ġurisdizzjoni Inferjuri hawn fuq imsemmija bix-xhieda tal-Maġistrat Dr Brigitte Sultana LL.D., Ll.M. (Cardiff), Adv. Trib. Eccl. Melit., Maġistrat tal-Qorti hawn fuq imsemmija. Illum 28 ta' Marzu 2025 Reġistru tal-Qorti tal-Maġistrati (Għawdex), Ġurisdizzjoni Inferjuri Margaret De Battista Assistent Reġistratur, Għar-Reġistratur, Qrati u Tribunali (Għawdex) Old people's home and 203 apartments proposed in Qajjenza A 23-metre-high old people's home and two neighbouring residential blocks rising to 19.9m are being proposed on the privately owned part of Enemalta's former gas plant site. The two residential blocks, rising to seven floors, will house 203 apartments and maisonettes. The proposed old people's home will include 240 beds and will also be built over seven floors, but will be slightly higher than the adja- cent blocks. The development is being proposed on the northern part of the site, which is private- ly owned and entirely located within the development zone. The project, proposed by Paul Attard's Plan Limited, forms part of a larger site that includes land still owned by Enemalta, on which the Plan- ning Authority issued a zoning permit in February. Parallel to the planning appli- cation for a residential home and 203 dwellings, Attard has also filed a zoning application to allow part of his site to be used as a residential home. The zoning permit issued in February limited residential development on the private- ly owned part of the LPG site to a height of 19.9m, with the residential block facing Triq l-Għannejja stepped down to 17.5m. The old people's home, now proposed to be slightly high- er than the adjacent residen- tial blocks, will replace the block of flats that was initial- ly intended to overlook Triq l-Għannejja, part of which was meant to be 2.4m lower than the adjacent blocks. However, old people's homes are allowed two extra floors above the official height limi- tation. The zoning permit issued in February also envisaged the construction of three com- mercial blocks rising to 22m on the Enemalta-owned part of the site. Around 83% of the site owned by Enemalta is earmarked as public open space. So far, Ene- malta has not submitted a full planning application.