Alleged child-sex ring kingpin Gerhard Ackerman will now hear his fate next week after the high court in Johannesburg postponed the proceedings.
The presiding judge, who was expected to hand down judgment on Wednesday, reported that he was sick and would not be able to read out the judgment.
Ackerman faces more than 700 charges including rape, attempted murder, running a child-rape ring, and linking adult men with teenage boys for a fee.
The 52-year-old previously told the court that he used to operate a massage parlour where the treatments would end with sexual acts, which he called happy endings.
During trial, the court heard that Ackerman allegedly abused boys aged between 14 and 16, groomed them, and benefited financially from facilitating their services with clients.
He pleaded not guilty to rape, human trafficking, distribution of child pornography, and sexual assault. His co-accused and main client Paul Kennedy died by suicide while out on bail in 2022.
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