
The South African Police Service (SAPS) arrested a 25-year-old woman, identified as a web designer and girlfriend to the Midrand child pornography suspect, Darryn Wilken, in Houghton on Thursday, 23 January 2025. She faces charges of possession of child abuse material and money laundering.
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The arrest comes just days after her 35-year-old boyfriend was apprehended in Midrand amid an operation led by the national and Gauteng provincial Serial and Electronic Crime Investigations (SECI) Units of the SAPS. After an intensive investigation, the SECI uncovered evidence linking the woman to the case, including the possession of an estimated ten million child pornography images and videos.
“These materials were discovered on various electronic devices seized during an operation on Friday, 17 January 2025,” said Colonel Amanda van Wyk of the SAPS.
The suspect is expected to appear before the Randburg Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 27 January 2025.