A local married couple who were arrested for unlawful possession and distribution of child pornography appeared in court again today.
Read initial article here:Local couple arrested for child pornography
The wife, who was arrested on 27 August, was granted bail on 2 September. The husband was arrested on 20 August and has been in custody ever since. The case has been postponed a few times and a bail application for the husband was brought in front of the Krugersdorp Magistrates’ Court today.
The couple’s lawyer argued that the husband, who earns R49 000 per month, was the sole breadwinner for the family. Between them, the couple has four children, two of whom are still minors. The couple has a house, a car and child support to pay.
The husband’s lawyer said that he will be returning to work in order to support his family and his ill wife.
In court it was revealed that the wife allegedly told the mother of the man’s two biological children that she will not be getting any more child support from them.
The man will allegedly be pleading not guilty to the charges and said that he wanted bail to look after the children and his wife.
However, the State revealed shocking information regarding the case, and said the husband posed a threat to any boy or girl out there.
Also read:Step-father arrested for child pornography
According to the investigating officer, they received information from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the United States of America, about group chats where explicit child pornography had been shared. They tracked the IP address back to the man, whose username was Westrandlargeguy.
In these group chats, they would discuss explicit fantasies they had about children, and the husband and wife would also share images and fantasies about child pornography on WhatsApp.
The husband allegedly confirmed his username and email address and the couple was arrested. Two other suspects were also involved, and one of them is still at large.
Naked images of boys and girls as well as infants were found on his phone and he had naked images of his stepdaughter that he shared with not only his wife but others around South Africa as well. He would also fantasise about his stepdaughter and her child and share these fantasies with his wife and others.
After the husband was arrested, he allegedly made contact with an employee to ask the person to remove certain posts from his social media.
Some of the images depicted explicit sexual acts with infants.
The court heard that he was not a flight risk and his passport had been confiscated.
The investigating officer testified that had it not been for the FBI, the couple would probably still be committing these crimes. He also spoke about how the husband had not hesitated to exploit his stepdaughter.
The court said that they did not want the children to suffer financially because…..
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