KWAZULU-NATAL - PINETOWN - MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO 1132 COUNTS OF POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY

The Pinetown Regional Court sentenced Matthy Zondagh (39) to R30 000 and ten years imprisonment wholly suspended for five years for possession of child pornography. It is alleged that members of “Project Spider web” conducted an intelligence driven operation at Kloof on 23 April 2015.

The accused was found at his house in possession of a memory stick containing child pornography images. He was immediately arrested and charged with possession of child pornography. He made several court appearances until his sentencing.  He pleaded guilty to 1, 132 counts of possession of child pornography.

“Parents should keep a close eye on who their children are chatting to on social networks, what they are chatting about and the pictures they are sharing. This sentence bears testimony that criminals sexually exploiting minors will be dealt with harshly,” said the Provincial Commissioner of KwaZulu-Natal, Lieutenant General Mmamonnye Ngobeni.

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