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A magistrate relaxed the bail conditions of alleged child sex ring kingpin Gerhard Ackerman in a seemingly clandestine manner, without having the jurisdiction to do so.
Ackerman is currently on trial in the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg where he had pleaded not guilty to 740 charges, including rape, human trafficking, sexual grooming of a minor and unlawful possession of child pornography.
He failed to appear in court last week on the day evidence was to be led about WhatsApp messages and voice notes he allegedly sent to his clients, including senior advocate and acting judge Paul Kennedy, relating to teenagers and sexual services offered.
