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Former ultra-orthodox school principal Malka Leifer has been ordered to stand trial on 70 child sexual abuse charges. Leifer, 55, pleaded not guilty to all charges at the end of a committal hearing in Melbourne on Thursday. The allegations relate...

The 55-year-old former ultra-Orthodox principal is facing 74 child sexual abuse charges involving three sisters during her time at Melbournes Adass Israel School between 2004 and 2008.

A former cleaner at Melbourne's Adass Israel School says he saw ultra-Orthodox principal Malka Leifer at school on some Sundays with one, two or three girls.

19:44 EDT, 9 April 2021 5 shares Three sisters want to give evidence against their alleged abuser Malka Leifer in person as she faces dozens of charges stemming from her time at Melbournes Adass Israel School. Leifer, a 54-year-old former principal of the ultra-Orthodox college, faces 74 charges including rape and indecent assault between January 2004 and March 2008. Siblings Dassi Erlich, Nicole Meyer and Elly Sapper are among 10 witnesses set to give evidence against Leifer in a five-day M...

0 shares Malka Leifer, right, is brought to a courtroom in Jerusalem, February 27, 2018. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean, File) MELBOURNE, Australia — A former principal of a Jewish ultra-Orthodox school accused of child sexual abuse will remain in custody ahead of her pre-trial hearing in September after appearing in an Australian court on Friday. Malka Leifer, a dual Israeli-Australian citizen who was extradited to Australia in January, faces 74 charges of sexually abusing children while wor...

Former school principal in Australian court on sex abuse charges AFP 3 hrs ago AFP © AHMAD GHARABLI Malka Leifer, a former Australian teacher accused of dozens of cases of sexual abuse of girls at a school, was extradicted from Israel in 2018 A former principal of a Jewish ultra-orthodox school accused of child sexual abuse will remain in custody ahead of her pre-trial hearing in September after appearing in an Australian court Friday. Malka Leifer, a dual Israeli-Australia...

1 / of 2 Malka Leifers lawyers say they may probe home life of accusers in child sex offences court case Posted 2 updated 1 Malka Leifer appeared by videolink to the Melbourne Magistrates Court. ( Print text only Cancel Lawyers for Malka Leifer, the former ultra-orthodox school principal accused of dozens of child sex offences, have said the "home life" of her alleged victims may be probed, as they seek to test the evidence against her. Key points: The administrative hearing was told 10 witnes...

Malka Leifer (left) and Yaacov Litzman. Allegations the deputy health minister delayed extradition proceedings raised the profile of the case in Israel. Composite: Getty/AP When the accused child sex offender Malka Leifer was extradited from Israel to face a Melbourne court this week it was the result of a years-long campaign spearheaded by three of the former principal’s accusers. The battle galvanised both sides of Australian politics and ...

“Any suggestion that Corrections Victoria does not undertake due diligence in relation to these services is refuted in the strongest terms,” the spokeswoman said on Wednesday. Manny Waks, a long-time advocate and friend of the three victims, said he was shocked Ms Aron had accepted the role as Ms Leifer’s chaplain, and that she was allowed to, after one of the sisters spent years regularly visiting Ms Aron’s home. “It’s simply outrageous in my opinion,” Mr Wak...

Malka Leifer’s journey from gated community to a Melbourne court By Gabrielle Weiniger Save Normal text size Advertisement Wearing a white head wrap, accused child abuser Malka Leifer sat in silence before a Melbourne court via video link on Thursday, stooped over and hiding her face with her arms crossed. Her hunched position was familiar from court appearances in her native Israel, but for the first time something was different: she was finally facing prosecution and her accusers on Aust...