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The former principal of the Adass Israel School in Elsternwick is accused of sexually abusing three of her then students between 2004 and 2008. Charge sheets allege most of the offences were committed in Elsternwick, but also in Elwood, Frankston and Emerald and the regional towns of Blampied and Rawson. Advertisement Sisters Elly Sapper, Dassi Erlich and Nicole Meyer, the women who allege they were abused as children by Ms Leifer, were among the 30 people watching Thursday’s hearing via video link. Ms Leifer has long maintained she is innocent. She fled to Israel in 2008 when the allegatio...

Malka Leifer faces first court hearing in Australia over child sex abuse charges after extradition from Israel ThuThursday 28 updated ThuThursday 28 Malka Leifer's lawyer did not make any application for bail. ( Print text only Cancel Malka Leifer's lawyer says his client has "significant mental health issues" and needs "special arrangements" in custody, as the former school principal has faced an Australian court for the first time on child sexual abuse charges. Key points: Ms Leifer faced the Bail and Remand Court in Melbourne via video link Her lawyer did not apply for bail but asked for ...

Crime by Caroline Schelle   Nearly a decade after leaving the country, former principal Malka Leifer is back in Melbourne to face court on child sex abuse allegations. The former principal of the ultra-Orthodox Jewish Adass Israel School is expected to front Melbourne Magistrates Court at 10am Thursday after her plane touched down overnight. Ms Leifer is accused of sexually abusing three of her former students between 2001 and 2008 but has denied all the allegations. Former Australian teacher Malka Leifer is expected to face court on Thursday on sex ab...

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...

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