CONVICTED sexual offender, James Summers Prinsloo, was sentenced to 12 years imprisonment in the Durban Magistrate’s Court this week for possession and creation of child pornography.
According to provincial SAPS spokesperson, Col Thembeka Mbele, a cellphone had been found in a taxi in April 2019 and the contents of the memory card contained images of child pornography as well as images of a man who was believed to have taken photographs of the children.
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“The phone was password locked and could not be accessed initially. The memory card was analysed and a possible suspect was identified. Investigations were conducted to trace the suspect, however efforts to trace the victims in the Durban area was fruitless. Some of the children were dressed in school uniform,” said Mbele.
She said investigations led to the identification a man who resembled the suspect and a warrant of arrest was authorised for Prinsloo.
“Extensive investigations were conducted to trace the suspect in the Durban area. The suspect was eventually arrested on the Esplanade on 12 November last year. He was arrested by the Provincial Serial and Electronic Crimes Investigation Unit, and when he appeared in court, bail was denied and he remained in custody,” she said.
Mbele said further efforts were made to trace the children, and once they were positively identified, they admitted to being sexually assaulted by Prinsloo. He will face further charges in Muizenberg.
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“The suspect was previously convicted for other sexual offences in the Durban area. He was convicted for rape and was sentenced to five years imprisonment. He was also convicted for indecent assault and was sentenced to a fine of R2 000 or three months imprisonment. All this evidence was led in court before sentencing,” said Mbele.
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