Spanish national charged with child abuse, child pornography pleads 'not guilty'

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MANILA, Philippines (Updated 4:31 p.m.) — The Spanish national accused of sexually abusing and taking videos of his acts with a 15-year-old Filipino girl has pleaded not guilty to the charges against him.

“Accused Franco Sanchez was arraigned and the pre-trial was also conducted,” Justice Undersecretary Emmeline Aglipay-Villar told reporters in a message on Friday.

Sanchez is facing 10 counts of violation of Section 5(b) of Republic Act 7610 or the Special Protection of Children against Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act for a Taguig court.

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