Former Jewish School Teacher Faces Court

9 News
December 3, 2012

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/2012/12/03/14/01/former-jewish-school-teacher-faces-court

A former teacher at a Jewish Orthodox school has faced court in Melbourne over indecent assaults allegedly committed more than a decade ago.

US national David Kramer, 52, was extradited from the US state of Missouri on Thursday, and faced 10 charges of indecent assault and two charges of an indecent act with a child under the age of 16.

The offences are all alleged to have occurred against three victims over two years between January 1990 and February 1992, when Kramer was a teacher at Yeshivah College in St Kilda East.

He appeared in Melbourne Magistrates Court on Monday wearing a white T-shirt, spectacles and with a beard and moustache.

As he turned to leave the dock after a brief hearing in which no bail application was made, former Yeshivah student and victims advocate Manny Waks, 36, said "Welcome back to Australia Rabbi Kramer".

Mr Waks quickly apologised to the court for his comment.

Kramer was remanded to appear at the Melbourne Magistrates Court on January 18.