AUSTRALIA
Herald Sun
SHANNON DEERY HERALD SUN MAY 07, 2015
A WOMAN suing an ultra-orthodox Jewish school over an explosive sexual abuse scandal says its former principal sexually abused her up to three times a week.
The woman, now in her 20s, says she was abused by Malka Leifer while she was principal at Adass Israel School in Elsternwick.
She said the former principal took a special liking to her before starting to molest her during private religious educations classes.
The woman told her Supreme Court trial today Ms Leifer assaulted her two to three times a week while she was a student.
The abuse, at Ms Leifer’s home, at the school and at school camps, continued after she started teaching at the school.
The court heard the woman started suffering flashbacks, nightmares and suicidal thoughts because of the abuse.
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