AUSTRALIA/ISRAEL
Herald Sun
Israeli court bid to extradite former principal accused of molesting girls at Melbourne’s Adass Israel School
SHANNON DEERY HERALD SUN MAY 11, 2015
THE fight to extradite a former Melbourne principal accused of molesting a string of young girls will continue in an Israeli court today.
Eight months after Malka Leifer was arrested in Israel at the request of Australian police, authorities are expected to outline her alleged offending in a bid to force her return to Melbourne.
If the extradition is granted, it is expected Mrs Leifer could be charged with dozens of rape and indecent assault offences.
The mother of eight has been accused of molesting students while principal of ultra orthodox Adass Israel School in Elsternwick between 2001 and 2008.
Among her alleged victims one has launched a civil suit against the former principal and the school in the Victorian Supreme Court.
The woman, now in her 20s, told the hearing last week the principal was a respected community leader who turned into a sexual predator after taking a special liking to her.
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