The judge presiding over the trial of Gerhard Ackerman, the sex ring kingpin convicted of more than 700 rape, attempted murder and child trafficking counts, has warned him not to disrupt the court during sentencing proceedings.
Dube said there were no substantive and compelling circumstances that should force the court to deviate from imposing the prescribed minimum sentence of life in prison for each of the rape and child trafficking convictions.She had no objection to the other convictions, including the creation and possession of child pornography, running concurrently with the life sentences.
“The court should also consider the well thought-out and execution of the plan by the accused to bring the children to the accused’s place of residence. He was the main person bringing the kids and he was the one speaking to parents, and arranging for transport,” Dube said.She also asked for 10 years each for the eight counts of attempted murder for each of the eight boys who tested positive for HIV.
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