Gerhard Ackerman

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Man accused of running child sex ring targeted Sunninghill pool ... (Eyewitness News)

Fifty-two-year-old Gerhard Ackerman is standing trial for 700 counts of charges including rape, human trafficking, distribution and production of child ...

He is accused of watching, encouraging, and partaking in the sex with minors. Fifty-two-year-old Gerhard Ackerman is standing trial for 700 counts of charges including rape, human trafficking, distribution and production of child pornography. The accused before court, Gerrie Ackerman is accused of having been a link between the teenage boys and adult men.

Child sex ring: Ackerman's laundry list of alleged crimes against ... (News24)

These charges include possession of child pornography, rape, human trafficking, sexual grooming of a child and sexual assault. According to the indictment, his ...

Two years later, he allegedly exposed himself to the brothers again. These would reportedly be distributed to his clients, including Kennedy. However, Ackerman’s alleged crime spree, as detailed in the indictment, started in 2007. Ackerman felt that the case should only be reported on if he was found guilty. - Eighteen counts of the sexual grooming of children. - Three counts of benefitting from the sexual exploitation of a child. - Three counts of furthering the sexual exploitation of a child. - Three counts of benefitting from the services of a child victim of trafficking. - Eleven counts of sexual exploitation of children. - Two counts of unlawful creation of child pornography. - One count of unlawful distribution of child pornography. - 639 counts of unlawful possession of child pornography.

Court hears how 'sex-ring kingpin' allegedly taught children to ... (TimesLIVE)

Gerhard Ackerman, the co-accused in the case against late advocate Paul Kennedy, allegedly taught children how to perform sexual acts on male clients.

According to the state prosecutor, Ackerman targeted boys on social media. A clinical psychologist from the SAPS investigative psychology unit, Col Kirsten Clark, is expected to return to the stand on Wednesday. The Johannesburg high court heard this during the 52-year-old's trial on Tuesday.

Man accused of running sex ring, targeting teen boys, pleads not ... (Independent Online)

Gerhard Ackerman has appeared in the Gauteng High Court on more than 730 charges relating to sexual grooming and human trafficking of young boys over a ...

The man first appeared in the Pinetown Magistrate’s Court and has since been transferred to a regional court. He stands accused of helping Kennedy lure the teenagers. Kennedy has since died by suicide, however the court stated that Ackerman will stand trial for both their crimes.

Alleged child sex ring kingpin pleads not guilty to more than 700 ... (Citizen)

The charges include creating child pornography, attempted murder, several counts of rape, human trafficking, several counts of sexual assault.

In one of the incidents, Kennedy and numerous other males allegedly instructed a 14-year-old to perform massages on them, masturbate them, and give oral sex to them. In one of the attempted murder charges, the state alleges that Ackerman unlawfully and intentionally attempted to kill a 16-year-old by handing the teen to Kennedy for sexual acts when he knew Kennedy was HIV positive. The state believes the boys were encouraged to perform massages on the men which led to their rape and other sexual acts. Detailing Ackerman’s involvement in the case, Dube accused Ackerman of having exploited young boys and luring them to perform sexual acts on adult men including Kennedy. The case was postponed to Wednesday for the first state witness, Colonel Kirsten Clark, a clinical psychologist who conducted psychological reports on the minors regarding their ability to testify in court and their ability to consent to sex. [cases of child pornography](https://www.citizen.co.za/tag/paedophile/) to come before the High Court in Johannesburg on Tuesday – just as the trial began.

Victims of alleged child sex ring from disadvantaged backgrounds ... (SowetanLIVE)

Gerhard Ackerman, who is facing 740 charges, at the Johannesburg high court this week. Image: Phathu Luvhengo/TimesLIVE.

“They would request images and videos from minor children and sometimes pay them for such images. Ackerman, the indictment states, would allegedly arrange clients who the children would “service” for a fee. He was 63.