A Bonteheuwel mother accused of selling n@ked pictures of her four-year-old daughter on the dark web has been sentenced to 25 years behind bars.
The mother of five, currently in her thirties, was arrested in July 2021.
She’s not being named to protect her children.
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said that this matter was already finalized through a plea and sentencing agreement in November last year.
The Bonteheuwel woman was taken into custody after the FBI picked up her activity on the internet.
A US Homeland Security agent acting as a buyer then traced her via geotagging.
Bonteheuwel ward councillor Angus McKenzie, who has been tracking the case, said that the community was relieved that justice has finally been served.
“This long-winded trial, which I tracked appearance after appearance, has now ended, and the rebuilding of the children’s lives can start.”
McKenzie said that this hefty sentence should serve as a lesson to others that no mercy will be shown to child abusers.
-EWN
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