Gerhard Ackerman, the co-accused in the case against late advocate Paul Kennedy, allegedly taught children how to perform sexual acts on male clients.
The Johannesburg high court heard this during the 52-year-old's trial on Tuesday. He faces 740 charges related to a child sex ring, to which he has pleaded not guilty.
A clinical psychologist from the SAPS investigative psychology unit, Col Kirsten Clark, is expected to return to the stand on Wednesday. Clark assessed the alleged victims to establish if they could testify on their ability to concede to sex. According to the state prosecutor, Ackerman targeted boys on social media. He would “request pornographic images and/or videos from the children and sometimes pay for them”.
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