Child abuse | Child pornography "thrives" on the dark web

JOHANNESBURG - Police say they cannot specify whether there’s an increase in crimes related to child pornography in the country.

They say the internet has created a platform for these crimes to be committed.

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These sentiments come in the wake of the arrest of Darren Wilken, a Midrand man accused of creating and distributing child pornography on a global scale earlier this month.

Police have praised the work of their electronic crime investigations unit, which led to the arrests of Wilken and a number of other suspects.

  • eNCA’s Nkosikhona Malinga-Mnisi reports.

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