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Leifer appeared in Melbourne Magistrates Court on Thursday via video link from North Melbourne Police Station. It was her first Australian court appearance following years of extradition proceedings in Israel. She did not respond when asked by magistrate Johanna Metcalf if she could see and hear the court. Custody officials in the room with her confirmed the audio-visual link was working. Leifer sat with her head in her hands. Lawyer Tony Hargreaves said she had significant mental health issues requiring various types of medication. Victorian Police officers are stationed at Melbourne Interna...

Malka Leifer silent in first Melbourne court appearance on 74 charges of child sexual abuse Elias Visontay © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Mahmoud Illean/AP Malka Leifer has not applied for bail after appearing before a Victorian court less than a day after landing in Melbourne following her extradition from Israel, and almost 13 years after she left Australia amid allegations of child sexual abuse. Appearing before the Melbourne magistrates court via video link on Thursday morning, Leifer did not speak when asked if she could hear the magistrate, despite police conf...

Former Melbourne school principal Malka Leifer has faced court in Australia on 74 sexual abuse charges after being extradited from Israel.

Malka Leifer returns to Victoria to face child sexual abuse charges after years-long extradition process Posted WedWednesday 27 updated WedWednesday 27 Victoria Police first submitted an extradition request for Malka Leifer in 2014. ( Share Print text only Cancel Former Melbourne principal Malka Leifer has returned to Victoria to face charges of child sexual abuse, nearly 13 years after leaving the country and six years after an extradition request was first lodged. Key points: Ms Leifer faces 74 charges of child sexual abuse She was escorted back to Victoria by police after an extradition o...

23 shares In this February 27, 2018, photo, Malka Leifer, center, is brought to a courtroom in Jerusalem. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean) Malka Leifer, an Israeli former principal at a Jewish ultra-Orthodox school in Melbourne, returned to Australia under extradition Wednesday to face dozens of child sexual assault charges, more than 12 years after she fled the country. Leifer, 54, is accused of 74 counts of sexually assaulting children while working as a religious studies teacher and principal at the Adass Israel School in Melbourne. After six years of legal wrangling in Israel, including ov...