Police have arrested and arraigned in court a foreign national who was accused of raping and exploiting local young girls for pornography.
The suspect has been identified as Jones Robert Williams, an Australian, and Managing Director of Jinja Marine Supplies Co. Ltd.
He was arraigned before the Jinja Chief Magistrates Court where he was read charges related to Rape and Trafficking in Persons.
Police spokesman Fred Enanga revealed that the suspect took advantage of his female workers, and conditioned them into having sexual intercourse with him, failure of which, he would threaten to sack them.
“He, in addition, had group sex with the female victims and also instructed them to perform sexual acts, using sex toys, as he recorded them on videos. Several videos were recovered and exhibited,” Enanga said.
“ The pornographic content that was created, was shared on specialized websites at a cost.”
The arrest comes as the police carry on with operations to crack down on the production of pornographic content which has been on the rise in Uganda.
“We need the public to work with us if we are to identify and help vulnerable individuals from being exploited,” said Enanga.
“We will continue to pursue those who abuse, manipulate and exploit vulnerable persons for personal gain. This case is a testament of our Joint dedicated efforts and commitment to working together, to eradicate these deplorable crimes from our community,” he added.
