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Leifer accused of new incidents in prison

David Marlow — Tue, 12 Aug 2025 06:45:39 +0000

Former Adass principal and convicted sex offender Malka Leifer is accused of new offences against a young woman on camera inside Melbourne’s women’s maximum-security prison. Leifer was sentenced to 15 years of prison for repeated sexual abuse against young students at the Adass school. She fled to Israel, avoiding justice for 13 years, from 2008 […]

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Program tackling Melbourne’s Jewish homeless youth

J-Wire News Service — Tue, 20 May 2025 07:49:02 +0000

Lighthouse Foundation and Pathways Melbourne have announced a groundbreaking partnership aimed at tackling homelessness and trauma among Jewish youth in Victoria. The alliance focuses on delivering culturally sensitive support services to young people facing homelessness, abuse, or family estrangement, with an emphasis on maintaining their cultural connection even when they cannot remain with their birth […]

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Leifer: Who is saying what…and the timeline of a gruelling experience

AAP J-Wire — Thu, 24 Aug 2023 04:47:10 +0000

Sisters sexually molested by their ultra-Orthodox Jewish principal Malka Leifer felt a wave of relief and validation as they learned their abuser would spend years behind bars. Leifer was jailed for 15 years on Thursday by Victorian County Court Judge Mark Gamble after a jury convicted her of 18 charges, including rape and sexual assault. […]

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Malka Leifer: 15 years

AAP — Thu, 24 Aug 2023 03:31:00 +0000

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish principal Malka Leifer will spend up to 15 years behind bars for the insidious sexual abuse of two young high school students. But 15 years after accusations were first made, Leifer has been ordered to spend 15 years behind bars for the insidious, callous and calculated sexual abuse of two former students at […]

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Malka Leifer abuse jury push on for verdicts

AAP — Tue, 28 Mar 2023 03:59:06 +0000

Jurors deliberating in the trial of former ultra-Orthodox Jewish principal Malka Leifer have revealed they’ve reached a unanimous decision on some charges against her. But they’re yet to be asked what those verdicts are. Leifer, 56, is accused of sexually abusing Melbourne sisters Nicole Meyer, Dassi Erlich and Elly Sapper when she was head of […]

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Defence calls for not guilty in Malka Leifer abuse case

AAP — Tue, 14 Mar 2023 03:39:20 +0000

Jurors have been warned about “dangerous” witnesses as they prepare to consider their verdicts in the case of former ultra-Orthodox Jewish teacher Malka Leifer. The 56-year-old is facing 27 charges over the alleged abuse of Melbourne sisters Nicole Meyer, Dassi Erlich and Elly Sapper when she was principal of the Adass Israel School in the […]

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Woman ‘distraught’ disclosing alleged Leifer abuse

AAP — Thu, 02 Mar 2023 05:22:28 +0000

One of three sisters allegedly sexually abused by former ultra-Orthodox Jewish school principal Malka Leifer was distraught when revealing what happened to her, a court has been told. Leifer, 56, is facing trial on 29 charges over the alleged sexual abuse of Melbourne sisters Nicole Meyer, Dassi Erlich and Elly Sapper when she was principal […]

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Leifer ‘teary’ after stood down

AAP — Tue, 28 Feb 2023 05:56:15 +0000

As ultra-Orthodox Jewish principal Malka Leifer was stood down over allegations she sexually abused three women, she cried and claimed to have done nothing wrong, her trial has been told. The former head of religious studies at the Adass Israel School in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs was stood down in March 2008 over complaints made by […]

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Ex-teacher Leifer allegedly claimed accuser was needy

AAP — Mon, 27 Feb 2023 03:24:59 +0000

A former ultra-Orthodox Jewish school principal accused of raping three sisters allegedly told one of her accusers that she was helping her to get over her neediness. Malka Leifer is facing 29 charges over the alleged sexual abuse of Melbourne sisters Nicole Meyer, Dassi Erlich and Elly Sapper when she was head of religion and principal […]

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Leifer’s trial back in open court

AAP — Sun, 26 Feb 2023 22:49:26 +0000

After weeks of closed-door hearings court is expected to open again in the trial of former ultra-Orthodox Jewish school principal Malka Leifer, who is accused of raping three former students. The 56-year-old Israeli woman is facing 29 charges over the alleged sexual abuse of Melbourne sisters Nicole Meyer, Dassi Erlich and Elly Sapper when she […]

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