Sixty-year-old man arrested for possession of child pornography

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A 60-year-old man was arrested at a flat in Umbilo, KwaZulu-Natal on Thursday after being found with thousands of images and videos of child pornography.

He forms part of the 27 online child sexual predators that have been identified in South Africa by a joint international operation led by the SAPS’ Serial and Electronic Investigations (SECI) unit and the US Department of Homeland Security.

The man’s arrest makes him the fourth suspect in the past week after three others were arrested in Gauteng.

#sapsHQ [UPDATE]
A fourth online child predator was arrested at a flat in Umbilo, KZN on Thursday, 16 November 2023.
The 60-year-old man was found with thousands of images and videos of child pornography. NP pic.twitter.com/53s3IoqEvF

— SA Police Service 🇿🇦 (@SAPoliceService) November 17, 2023

The SAPS is calling on parents to monitor their children’s devices such as tablets and phones on a daily basis to prevent more children from becoming victims of such criminal activities.

The SAPS also encourages parents to install parental software that can block harmful content on chats and apps, as outlined in the tweet below:

#sapsHINT Talk to your child about the dangers of the Internet. Let them know that it is possible to meet Internet predators online, especially with the use of private chat rooms or social networking websites. #InternetSafety #StrangerDanger ME pic.twitter.com/EraxQzJgrH

— SA Police Service 🇿🇦 (@SAPoliceService) November 17, 2023