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Malka Leiferâs journey from gated community to a Melbourne court
By Gabrielle Weiniger
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Wearing a white head wrap, accused child abuser Malka Leifer sat in silence before a Melbourne court via video link on Thursday, stooped over and hiding her face with her arms crossed.
Her hunched position was familiar from court appearances in her native Israel, but for the first time something was different: she was finally facing prosecution and her accusers on Australian soil, six years after the case against her was opened in 2014.
Malka Leiferâs home is located in one of the central streets in the settlement of Emmanuel, next to the main grocery.
Alleged child abuse teacher to face court An alleged child abuse principal is due to appear in a Melbourne court after being extradited from Israel to face child sex allegations.
Crime by Anton Nilsson 27th Jan 2021 7:21 PM A former Melbourne principal who was extradited from Israel to face child abuse charges is expected to front court on Thursday. Malka Leifer fled Australia in 2008 after three sisters alleged she had sexually abused them at the Adass Israel religious school in Melbourne. Victoria police has previously signalled she ll be charged with several counts related to alleged child abuse and Ms Leifer fought against extradition for years before she was finally made to board a plane this week.
Malka Leifer returns to Victoria to face child sexual abuse charges after years-long extradition process
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Victoria Police first submitted an extradition request for Malka Leifer in 2014.
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Former Melbourne principal Malka Leifer has returned to Victoria to face charges of child sexual abuse, nearly 13 years after leaving the country and six years after an extradition request was first lodged.
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Ms Leifer faces 74 charges of child sexual abuse
She was escorted back to Victoria by police after an extradition order was signed in December
Attorney-General Christian Porter says the news will bring relief for her accusers
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Malka Leifer has returned to Australia to face child sex abuse charges. Here s what will happen next
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Malka Leifer has denied allegations of child sexual abuse.
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Attorney-General Christian Porter said she would face trial in Victoria on 74 counts of child sexual abuse.
Former Victorian premier Ted Baillieu, who has been an advocate for Ms Leifer s alleged victims during the protracted extradition process, stressed the latest step was just the beginning .
Ms Leifer has maintained her innocence throughout six years of court proceedings in Israel. These allegations are still to be tested, Mr Baillieu told ABC Radio Melbourne on Tuesday.