GEORGE NEWS FLASH - Local karate sensei Wessel Wilms (38) pleaded not guilty in the George Regional Court yesterday afternoon, 22 February, on charges relating to child pornography.
Wilms faces three charges of creation of child pornography, three of possession of child pornography and four charges of crimen injuria. The latter relates to naked videos of the victims allegedly taken by Wilms.
Magistrate MP Fourie, state prosecutor Reinet de Waal and Wilms’s lawyer Nico Smit viewed three videos in chambers. Due to time constriants, the case was postponed to 10 March for clarity on certain matters. The trial will continue on 25 July.
Wilms was arrested on 1 August 2014 after a tip-off from the public.
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