Joburg couple accused of child pornography back in court

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The case against a couple accused of manufacturing and distributing child pornography is expected to resume in the Randburg Magistrate’s Court, north of Johannesburg today.

Darren Wilken and his girlfriend face multiple charges including 24 counts of money laundering, possession and distribution of child pornography, and contravention of the Drug Trafficking Act.

The case was postponed over a week ago following a dispute over whether the offences should fall under Schedule One or Schedule Five of the Criminal Procedure Act.

National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) spokesperson Phindi Mjonondwane says, “The defence are saying these are schedule one offences and as a State we’re insisting that the offences fall within the Schedule Five. So, now we’ve requested a postponement as the state, for the Office of the Director for Public Prosecution to provide us with a certificate that confirms the schedule, and also we were presented with the address of accused number one. So we requested time, for verification of such.”