South African mother handed 25-year jail term for selling naked pictures of daughter on dark web
The mother of five, currently in her thirties, was arrested in July 2021
A Cape Town mother accused of selling naked 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 country's National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said that this matter was already finalised through a plea and sentencing agreement in November last year.
The mother 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.
Authorities who had 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,” said a city ward councillor, Angus McKenzie.
