A 19-year-old labourer from ‘D’ Field, Sophia, has been charged with several cybercrime and sexual offences involving a minor, including child pornography.
Police said on Saturday that Jeremiah James was arrested on September 28 by ranks from the Turkeyen Police Station and later charged by the Cybercrime Unit with multiple offences under the Cybercrime Act and the Sexual Offences Act.
The charges include possession of child pornography in a computer system, procuring child pornography, using a computer system to commit child luring, and causing a child under 16 to watch a sexual act.
James appeared before Senior Magistrate Clive Nurse at the Sparendaam Magistrates’ Court on October 2. He pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography and causing a child to watch a sexual act, but not guilty to the charges of child luring and procuring child pornography.
He was remanded to prison, and the matter has been adjourned to October 16.