AUSTRALIA
The Australian
BY JAMIE DUNCANAAP
SEPTEMBER 1, 2015
A MAN who was molested while studying at a Melbourne Jewish school is celebrating after one of Australia’s most senior rabbis stepped down over his handling of child sex abuse allegations.
RABBI Zvi Telsner has said he will step down immediately as head of Melbourne’s Yeshiva Centre, which manages schools including Yeshiva College, apologising for his behaviour towards victims.
Manny Waks told the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse he was molested by the son of a senior rabbi and teacher at Yeshiva College, bullied by classmates who knew of the abuse and shunned by his community for speaking out.
In a jubilant tweet, Mr Waks said on Tuesday: “Finally. The news we have all been awaiting. I commend all those who stood up and voiced their views.”
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