A Muldersdrift man arrested on child pornography charges was on his way to the Krugersdorp Magistrate’s Court for his first appearance on Monday following his arrest last week, police said. He would be charged with possessing child pornography and the prosecutor, who will oppose bail, was also considering adding
charges under the film and publication law, said police spokesperson Superintendent Lungelo Dlamini.
The man was arrested at his home in Muldersdrift, a farming area northwest of Johannesburg, on Friday morning.
Dlamini said police started investigating the man when they were given a video tape about two months ago.
The children allegedly featured in the video had not yet been identified but Dlamini said that if it was found there parents had been involved, they too would be arrested.
No links had yet been made to the three KwaZulu-Natal government employees arrested on similar charges last week. – Sapa