Monday, December 06, 2010

Court packed for the child porn hearing

Lusanda Bill
6 December 2010


The Pretoria North Magistrate's Court in courtroom F is packed today with family members of the accused arrested on Thursday for allegedly manufacturing child porn of their children and grandchildren.

Police arrested eight members of a Pretoria North family for allegedly having raped four children, three boys and a girl, aged between four and 15.

On Thursday police arrested grandfather, 58, grandmother, 57, their two sons from previous relationships, aged 34 and 36, the grandfather's brother, 61, and his wife, 42, their mentally disabled son, 28, and the 26-year-old wife of one of the sons.

The court proceedings have been delayed and will begin later today, Mthunzi Mhaga spokesperson for the National Prosecuting Authority said "Some issues need to be resolved before going to court."

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