Windhoek man linked to global child porn network

Police in the Netherlands and Australia have worked with their Namibian counterparts to snare Windhoek resident Johann Maree who has been charged with committing numerous sex crimes with underage boys. He is also accused of selling child pornography. The Namibian reports that Maree (50), a former police officer who rejoined the service as a reservist shortly before his arrest at the end of April last year, launched a bail application two weeks ago. Police commissioner Nelius Becker told magistrate Celma Amadhila that he received a request from Dutch police when he was the national head of the Criminal Investigations Directorate in 2019. This after a Dutch national was arrested and pornographic material, e-mail messages and records of money transfers were seized. At the same time, he was informed that Australian police were monitoring a site on the 'dark web' with video recordings of boys visiting a bathroom at a public swimming pool in Windhoek. Becker said that during a search of the premises, ‘sexual paraphernalia’ and spy cameras were found. The bail hearing continues today.

Full report in The Namibian