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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 order was signed in December Attorney-General Christian Porter says the news will bring relief for her accusers ....
1 / of 3 Malka Leifer has returned to Australia to face child sex abuse charges. Here s what will happen next Posted WedWednesday 27 updated ThuThursday 28 Malka Leifer has denied allegations of child sexual abuse. ( Share Print text only Cancel Attorney-General Christian Porter said she would face trial in Victoria on 74 counts of child sexual abuse. Former Victorian premier Ted Baillieu, who has been an advocate for Ms Leifer s alleged victims during the protracted extradition process, stressed the latest step was just the beginning . Ms Leifer has maintained her innocence throughout six years of court proceedings in Israel. These allegations are still to be tested, Mr Baillieu told ABC Radio Melbourne on Tuesday. ....