Child sex ring case: Accused pleads not guilty to more than 700 charges

Alleged child sex ring kingpin pleads not guilty to more than 700 charges

Load shedding disrupted one of the biggest cases of child pornography to come before the High Court in Johannesburg on Tuesday – just as the trial began. The case was postponed to Wednesday for the first state witness, Colonel Kirsten Clark, a clinical psychologist who conducted psychological reports on the minors regarding their ability to testify in court and their ability to consent to sex. ‘Not guilty’ Gerhard Ackerman, 50, spent Tuesday ple…

Zachary teacher facing child porn charges pleads not guilty

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) -- A Zachary teacher who was arrested on child porn charges in July pleaded not guilty to charges in a Tuesday arraignment. Peyton Lambertson, 26, was arrested over the summer on 100 counts of child porn and 100 counts of computer-aided solicitation of a minor. The Louisiana Attorney General's Office, which is prosecuting the case, formally charged Lambertson with four counts of child porn in October. A judge granted …

Child sex ring case: Accused pleads not guilty to more than 700 charges

Senior advocate and acting judge Paul Kennedy died before he could face trial for his alleged involvement in a child sex ring, but his co-accused, Gerhard Ackerman, has gone on trial - and has been charged with Kennedy's crimes too.

Man accused of running sex ring, targeting teen boys, pleads not guilty to over 700 charges