A Cape Town activist has praised a decision by the Western Cape High Court to dismiss a bail appeal by a man accused of being part of an international child pornography syndicate, Cape {town} Etc reports.
Corne van Rooyens (40) attempt to be released was dismissed by Judge Mandy van Leeve, who said they would not interfere with the findings of the magistrate at Blue Downs Magistrates Court.
Van Rooyen, from Kraaifontein, was arrested alongside Garth van West (53) and Shannon Manuel (32), following a joint operation by the SAPS and the US Department of Homeland Security in January .
At the time of the arrests, national police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe said the arrest of the trio from Kraaifontein, Worcester and Mitchells Plain were among seven South African suspects that were busted, as reported by IOL .
Mathe stated that Van Rooyen was found with more than 149 000 pictures of child pornography as well as more than 5 000 videos in his possession.
