South African Police Service (SAPS) officers have arrested two suspects, including a 34-year-old Boksburg man accused of repeatedly drugging and raping his wife before distributing pornographic videos of the assaults on an exclusive social media channel over five years.
The arrests took place on Thursday, 26 March 2026, as part of a multi-disciplinary operation by the national Serial and Electronic Crime Investigations (SECI) team.
Police say the husband allegedly administered drugs to render his wife unconscious, committed sexual assaults while she was sedated, recorded the acts, and shared the material online without her consent.
A second 48-year-old suspect, known to the first and with a similar modus operandi, was arrested the same day in nearby Germiston. Forensic experts seized electronic devices from both men containing images and videos linked to drug-facilitated sexual abuse, as well as child sexual abuse material.
Two unlicensed firearms were also recovered from the second suspect.
The investigation was triggered by intelligence from the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA), passed through the British High Commission in Cape Town, and involved support from the US Department of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
Both suspects are due to appear in the Boksburg Magistrates’ Court today, Friday 27 March, facing charges that include sexual assault, possession and distribution of child s*xual abuse material, possession of unlicensed firearms, and contravention of Section 16 of the Cybercrimes Act for sharing intimate images without consent.
Investigations and forensic analysis of the devices are ongoing. Police have not named the suspects or the victim.
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