NATIONAL NEWS - A cellphone found in a taxi in April 2019, which contained child pornography images and also pictures of the repeat sexual offender, helped police secure a successful conviction, recently.
James Summers Prinsloo was found guilty in the Durban Magistrates Court of possession and creation of child pornography. He was handed down a 12-year sentence.
Last year, when the phone was discovered, it had a password and could not be accessed at the time.
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According to provincial police, the memory card was analysed and the accused was identified. Investigations were conducted to trace him. Efforts to trace the victims in the Durban area were unfortunately fruitless.
Some of the children, whose images were found on the cellphone, were dressed in school uniform. Intensive investigations led to the arrest of Prinsloo in the Durban area on 12 November 2019.
He was captured by the Provincial Serial and Electronic Crimes Investigation Unit. When he appeared in court, bail was denied and he remained in custody.
Further efforts were made to trace the children. The children were positively identified and admitted to being sexually assaulted by the accused. He will face further charges in Muizenberg.
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He was previously convicted for other sexual offences in the Durban area.
Prinsloo was convicted for rape and sentenced to five years imprisonment. He was also convicted for indecent assault and was sentenced to a fine of R2000 or three months imprisonment. All this evidence was led in court before sentencing.
