A well-known Durban actor has been arrested in connection with an ongoing investigation into a child p0rn0graphy ring operating in South Africa and the United States.
The actor, who legally cannot be named until he has pleaded, was nabbed at his home in Glenwood before being taken to the Umbilo police station where he was formally charged.
He made his first appearance in a Durban court this week and was remanded in custody until his bail application early next month.
It is believed the latest arrest is linked to an ongoing investigation into a child p0rn0graphy ring operating in South Africa and the United States.
In January, a 32-year-old man was arrested on similar charges.
At the time, the publication reported that he was one of three men arrested in connection with distribution and possession of child p0rn0graphy.
According to national police spokesperson, Brigadier Athlenda Mathe, the trio were arrested in a joint operation by the SA Police Service (SAPS) Serial and Electronic Crime Investigations (SECI) unit and the American Homeland Security department.
In November last year, police arrested a 43-year-old man, with thousands of images and videos of child p0rn0graphy in his possession, at a flat in Umbilo.
Mathe revealed that close to 30 suspects had been allegedly involved in the possession, distribution, manufacturing, accessing, and downloading of child p0rn0graphy.
Investigations continue.
-IOL News
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