Accused Convicted In Child Pornography Scam In Lahore

A special judge for cyber crime cases on Thursday handed down seven-year jail term to an accused, Saadat Amin, involved in child pornography scam.

LAHORE, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 26th Apr, 2018 ) :A special judge for cyber crime cases on Thursday handed down seven-year jail term to an accused, Saadat Amin, involved in child pornography scam.

The court also imposed a fine of Rs 1.2 million on the accused and held that the accused will undergo an additional one year imprisonment in case of non payment of the fine.

Special Judge Amir Raza Baittoo announced the decision after hearing arguments of the parties and examining available evidence.

According to the prosecution, accused Saadat Amin was arrested from Sargodha on April 04, 2017, on the complaint of Norwegian Embassy and a large number of videos and pictures were recovered from the seized digital media in his possession. The accused was in contact with international child pornographers and had been sending the videos and pictures to them against money.