In the five-year period that lapsed before his arrest, he had not committed a similar offence and was a first offender. One of the points argued by Laher in mitigation of sentence was that the girl had suffered minimal injuries as there was only partial penetration and that the rape had occurred in 1998 but Williams was only arrested and charged last year. He faced life imprisonment but his advocate, Razia Laher, argued before Justice Jean Nepgen there were compelling circumstances to warrant a lesser sentence. Jacob Williams, 24, was 18 when he raped the girl. Subject: No prison for rapist of young girlĪn Arcadia man found guilty of raping a five-year-old girl in 1998 was on Monday given a six-year prison sentence which was wholly suspended for five years. Over a three year period, Van Loggenberg would use an internet media file sharing programme named "Gigatribe" while surfing the internet for child porn.
The case was investigated by a team in Johannesburg working together with the United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Belgian police.Īt the time of her arrest, police confiscated Van Loggenberg's laptop and the hard-drive contained 21 sexually explicit videos and films of children. Bailey also pleaded guilty to the charges against him and was sentenced to five years imprisonment last year. She was arrested at her house in March 2015 along with her husband Jayde Sheldon Bailey in an international police operation called Cloud nine. The accused's acts are despicable and have sparked public outcry," said Thysse. "Children are entitled to the protection of their rights. United States Sentencing Commission 314 closed P2P file-sharing program such as Gigatribe). When a University of North Dakota professor was arrested on pornography charges, The Dakota Student asked. State Advocate Jason Thysse read the plea and sentence agreement in court on Friday and said that South Africa was ravaged with acts of violence and the abuse of children on a daily basis. Professors & Staff Arrested for Trading in. Thea van Loggenberg from Westering appeared in the Port Elizabeth Magistrate's Court who ruled that the 24-year-old will not spend time in jail, handing down a five year sentence, wholly suspended for five years. PORT ELIZABETH - A Port Elizabeth woman on Friday pleaded guilty to being part of an international child pornography ring which distributed footage depicting the rape, torture and murder of babies, including newborns.
0 kommentar(er)
