A 42-year-old man was on Tuesday sentenced to 14 years in prison for multiple sexual abuse charges after a trial held behind closed doors at Paphos district court.

According to a court announcement, the offences concern rape, in two cases, as well as touching and kissing a minor, his wife’s daughter, while they lived in the same house.

The offences were committed from 2018 until May 2019.

The court ruled that the man will serve consecutive sentences amounting to 14 years.