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Dutch National's bail plea adjourned
A court in Chennai adjourned the bail plea of a Dutch National, arrested on charges of uploading material on child sexual abuse on the Internet, on Monday.
A court in Chennai adjourned the bail plea of a Dutch National, arrested on charges of uploading material on child sexual abuse on the Internet, on Monday.
The Saidapet Magistrate Court fixed no date for the next hearing.
The accused Williams would be in police custody until the next hearing, a police official said.
Williams, who was staying in India for the past 30 years, was arrested on November seven from a house at Choolaimedu here, following an Interpol alert that he was uploading child pornographic content on internet.
He was arrested under different provisions of the IT (Amendment Act) 2008 and remanded to 15 days police custody.
A computer hard disc, laptop and other accessories were recovered from Williams, who was charged under different sections of the IT (Amendment Act) 2008. He had told the investigators that he was a social worker.
