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Convicted rapist and child sex offender Gerhard Ackerman was found guilty of 720 counts of rape, child pornography, sex trafficking and attempted murder.

Gerhard Ackerman has been found guilty on several counts of rape, possession of child pornography, human trafficking and sexual assault.

While finding child sex abuse ring kingpin Gerhard Ackerman guilty of more than 720 charges, the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg also heavily criticised him for lying under oath and the contradictions and changing versions in his defence.



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Following the guilty verdict in the case of child sex abuse ring kingpin Gerhard Ackerman, more suspects who raped young boys – accessed via Ackerman – are expected to be arrested in the near future.

Judge Ismail Mahomed in the High Court in Johannesburg on Monday convicted Gerhard Ackerman of 728 charges.

There are 77 South Africans stranded in Sudan without diesel, electricity, or stable internet amid fighting in the capital, Khartoum.

Ackerman is accused of raping, sexually exploiting and sex trafficking teenage boys between 2020 and 2021. Judgment in his case was set to be handed down on Wednesday but Judge Mahomed Ismail was unwell and postponed the matter to Monday.

News update: Alleged organised criminal groups within the student accommodation industry are posing a threat to the higher education sector.

The 52-year-old faces over 730 counts of charges, including rape and attempted murder, for allegedly running a child rape ring, linking adult men with teenage boys for a fee.