Two arrested in Gauteng for drug-facilitated sexual abuse videos
[WARNING] THE FOLLOWING STORY CONTAIN GRAPHIC SEXUAL INFORMATION
Two suspects have been arrested for possession and distribution of drug facilitated sexual abuse videos and images in Gauteng.
The suspects were also found with child sexual abuse material. And they are expected to appear in the Boksburg Magistrates Court on Friday.
One of the suspects is a 34-year-old husband who police believe that he drugged and raped his wife and distributed pornographic material of him performing sexual acts on her without her consent. These pornographic material were distributed on a social media channel for period of over five years.
#sapsHQ The South African Police Service (SAPS) arrested two suspects for possession and distribution of drug facilitated sexual abuse and child sexual abuse material following a multi-disciplinary takedown operation in Gauteng.
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National police spokesperson Amanda van Wyk says the victim appeared sedated in the videos and in a state of unconsciousness when these sexual offences were committed.
“Innovative investigative techniques and analysis led a multi-disciplinary team to the location of the suspect who was arrested in Boksburg on Thursday, 26 March 2026. On the same day, further investigation led the team to another suspect in Germiston with a similar modus operandi. The two suspects are known to each other. Police also seized the 48-year-old suspect’s electronic devices and two unlicensed firearms found in his possession.”