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An ex-headmistress who sexually abused two sisters at an Australian Jewish school, before fleeing to Israel then being extradited back, was sentenced on Thursday to 15 years in jail.
MELBOURNE, Australia: A former headmistress who sexually abused two sisters at an Australian Jewish school and spent years fighting extradition from Israel was sentenced to 15 years in jail on Thursday.
Leifer has been found guilty of 18 of 27 charges, including rape and sexual assault.
A court has been told of how a disgraced paedophile principal of an ultra-Orthodox Jewish school got away with sexually abusing students.
Former principal to receive punishment on August 24 following years-long battle to bring her to trial