UPDATE — 23 August: The 66-year-old man arrested on 22 August in Randfontein for the possession and manufacture of child pornography has admitted to taking photos seized from his house and is cooperating fully with police.
According to a source close to the investigation, a tip-off from a member of the community led to the elderly man’s house being searched.
He was found with three girls, aged 16, 18 and 20 in his room.
There was also a baby present.
Police seized a computer, a memory stick, a camera, a cellular phone and numerous pornographic videos from the residence.
The computer is confirmed to have contained child-pornographic images.
Police also confiscated numerous printed child-pornographic images.
The man is set to appear in the Randfontein Magistrates’ Court on Monday 26 August.
Watch this space for more as this story develops.
23 August: Randfontein child porn manufacturer busted
A 66-year-old man was arrested late last night (22 August) in Hillside, Randfontein, on charges of the possession and manufacture of child pornography.
The suspect, according to a source, preyed mostly on young children from the surrounding community.
No other details are available at this point, but the Herald has posed questions to Randfontein SAPS spokesperson, Captain Appel Ernst, who has promised to share more information on the case as soon as it becomes available.
This follows hot on the heels of the apparent release on parole of self confessed and convicted Randfontein peadophile, Thys Taljaard, barely a year after he was found guilty and sentenced to three years behind bars.
The Herald has, despite numerous attempts, not been able to get confirmation from the Justice Department, or from Correctional Services that Taljaard has indeed been paroled.
Watch this space for more as this story develops.
