SA man gets 10 years for ‘disgusting’ child porn collection

A 55-year-old Durban man has begun serving an effective 10-year prison sentence for possession of about 20,000 images and videos of child pornography.

A Gauteng woman was sentenced to an effective five years in the Palm Ridge specialised commercial crimes court on Wednesday after she fleeced a prospective overseas property buyer out of R4.5m. Stock photo.
A Gauteng woman was sentenced to an effective five years in the Palm Ridge specialised commercial crimes court on Wednesday after she fleeced a prospective overseas property buyer out of R4.5m. Stock photo. ( Allan Swart/123RF)

A 55-year-old Durban man has begun serving an effective 10-year prison sentence for possession of about 20,000 images and videos of child pornography.

This is time he might use to reflect on why the magistrate was not impressed by his explanation that he had been sexually abused as a child and was “looking for answers”.

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