EDITORIAL | Suffer the children, but not on our watch
Outrage and vigilance will play a large part in ending this depraved sex-ring and trafficking cycle
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Outrage and vigilance will play a large part in ending this depraved sex-ring and trafficking cycle
Gerhard Ackerman, accused of running a child sex ring, allegedly told acquaintances that he had tried evading his trial before without success, by first attempting to acquire a fake passport and flee by plane, and then by catching a lift to Botswana on a truck.
The Johannesburg high court is yet to decide on whether an alleged child sex-ring kingpin broke his bail conditions.
The 52-year-old, who stands accused of running a child rape ring in the Johannesburg area, was rearrested on Sunday after a warrant of arrest was issued for him when he failed to appear in court and disappeared from his place of residence.
Were the bail conditions of Gerhard Ackerman, who is accused of running a child sex ring, arbitrarily amended without the prosecutor, and investigating officer knowing?