Melbourne teacher to be extradited from Israel to face sexual abuse charges A spokesperson for the Attorney-General’s department confirmed to J-Wire: “Ms Malka Leifer has been arrested in Israel in response to an extradition request made by Australia. Ms Leifer is wanted to face prosecution in Victoria for alleged sexual ... Continue reading... http://www.jwire.com.au/news/melbourne-teacher-extradited-israel-face-sexual-abuse-charges/45591
Former Vic teacher to be extradited from Israel on sex assault charges THE former principal of a Melbourne Jewish girls’ school who fled Australia in 2008 after being accused of sexual assault has been arrested in Israel and is ... In 2008 David Kramer, a former teacher at Yeshiva College in Caulfield, Vic, was jailed ... Continue reading... http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/former-vic-teacher-to-be-extradited-from-israel-on-sex-assault-charges/story-e6frg6n6-1227028360250
Ex-Melbourne teacher too ‘panicked’ to deal with sex abuse claims This has been the pattern since she was arrested in Israel in August 2014 in response to ... also had uncomfortable parallels with the case of pedophile Jewish studies teacher Todros Grynhaus, who attacked two teenage girls in Britain before using a ... Continue reading... http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/inquirer/exmelbourne-teacher-too-panicked-to-deal-with-sex-abuse-claims/news-story/5b5ed4fea7bffbb1a63595c1b4665c52
Alleged victim sues Melbourne Jewish educator accused of sex abuse The lawsuit filed last week against Malka Leifer in Victoria’s Supreme Court in Melbourne was launched by the sister of a victim of Leifer who was awarded $1.27 million by the court last year, the Australian reported Tuesday. The new lawsuit alleges that Leifer sexually abused the sister while she was a student and then a teacher at the ultra-Orthodox Adass Israel School. Leifer, who fled to Israel after the sex abuse allegations surfaced, is currently under house arrest in the ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak as the Israeli government considers an extradition request from the Australian government. Australia has ... Continue reading... http://www.timesofisrael.com/alleged-victim-sues-melbourne-jewish-educator-accused-of-sex-abuse/