Andre Gerhard Ackerman, 52, has pleaded not guilty to 700 charges related to a paedophile ring.
Ackerman, who allegedly ran a sex-trafficking group, appeared in the Johannesburg high court on Monday. He was arrested with advocate Paul Kennedy, who has since committed suicide.
In August 2021, TimesLIVE reported that an indictment before the high court revealed details of how the advocate and his co-accused allegedly used social media to lure minor boys into human trafficking, sexual exploitation, grooming, assault and rape.
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