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12 life terms for convicted rapist Gerhard Ackerman

JOHANNESBURG - Convicted rapist and child sex offender Gerhard Ackerman has been handed 12 life sentences.

He appeared in the High Court in Johannesburg on Monday morning.

READ: Crime in SA | Ackerman's victims will get closure - NPA

Ackerman was found guilty of over 700 charges.

He was charged together with acting judge and senior advocate Paul Kennedy.

Kennedy died by suicide before the trial began.

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