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A man from KwaNojoli, formerly Somerset East, who is accused of sex crimes against children has been found guilty of seven of the 11 charges against him.
Sixty-five-year-old Lukas Rudman will be sentenced on 23 January 2024.
The Eastern Cape High Court in Makhanda found him guilty of two counts of rape, two of sexual assault and three of human trafficking on Friday.
He was, however, acquitted on four other charges.
The state said that Rudman enticed the complainants to visit his house by giving them gifts, including money, cell phones, food, and alcohol.
In some cases, he offered alcohol to the girls, who were between the ages of 13 and 18 at the time of the incidents.
The state earlier said that in the event of a conviction, it would call for a discretionary minimum sentence of life imprisonment.
