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Judge cleared after booting mum for court breastfeeding

A judicial watchdog has dismissed complaints over a judge ordering a breastfeeding mother from a Victorian courtroom, ruling it was justified.

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A former principal of an Australian Jewish school sentenced to 15 years for child sex abuse

A former principal of an Australian Jewish school has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after she was convicted of sexually abusing two students

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Former Israeli principal will be sentenced in Australia next month for abusing 2 students

A former principal of an Australian Jewish school will be sentenced on Aug. 24 on convictions for sexually abusing two students

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Sisters' wait for Malka Leifer sentence nearly over

Former school principal Malka Leifer will soon be sentenced for sexually abusing two sibling students and their other sister says they hope they'll get justice.

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Australian prosecutor says former Israeli principal feigned mental illness to avoid extradition

An Australian prosecutor says the former principal of an Australian Jewish school feigned mental illness in a seven-year battle to avoid extradition on child sex abuse charges

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Sisters tell Australia court that abuse by Jewish school principal broke trust, painful to remember

Two sisters have told an Australian court that being sexually abused by their Jewish school's principal broke their ability to trust forever and is painful to remember

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Sisters abused by ultra-Orthodox principal share pain

Melbourne sisters Elly Sapper and Dassi Erlich have shared the monumental impact of years of sexual abuse by ultra-Orthodox Jewish principal Malka Leifer.

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Police re-open investigation into school's role in helping Malka Leifer flee Australia

Victoria Police confirm the Sexual Crimes Squad has resumed an investigation into possible offences linked to the Adass Israel School in Melbourne's inner south-east.

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Melbourne's Adass Israel School reaches settlement over fresh Malka Leifer abuse claims

A new civil trial alleging sexual abuse by former Melbourne school principal Malka Leifer is averted after a last-minute settlement is reached.

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Israeli principal in Australian court on sex convictions

Former Jewish girls school principal and now convicted sex offender Malka Leifer has been ordered to appear in an Australian court in June for a two-day sentencing hearing

The Independent UK

Malka Leifer awaits sentence on sex abuse charges

Ex-Orthodox Jewish principal Malka Leifer is waiting to hear how long she will spend in prison after a jury found her guilty of sexually abusing two sisters.

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With Malka Leifer convicted of abuse, her victims say their lives can finally move forward

For weeks, the trial of former Melbourne school principal Malka Leifer has played out in Victoria's County Court. But the proceedings were the culmination of years of allegations and legal manoeuvres that spanned the globe.

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Israeli ex-principal found guilty of sexually assaulting students at Jewish girls school in Australia

Malka Leifer fought her extradition from Israel, claiming she was mentally unfit for trial

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Malka Leifer found guilty of sexual abuse of former students

Malka Leifer, former principal of the Orthodox Jewish Adass Israel school in Melbourne, has been found guilty of sexually abusing two former students.

Reuters

Australian court finds former school principal Malka Leifer guilty of sex crimes

The former principal of an Australian ultra-Orthodox Jewish School, Malka Leifer, was found guilty of sexually abusing two former students by a Melbourne court on Monday, local media reported.

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Jewish school principal in Australia guilty of sexual abuse

The former principal of a Jewish girls school in Australia was found guilty of sexually abusing two students

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Nationwide tributes and respects paid to Yolŋu elder and Aboriginal leader who has died aged 74

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Malka Leifer found guilty of rape and child sex abuse of two sisters as jury reaches verdict

A Victorian jury finds Leifer guilty of 18 sexual offences relating to two sisters, and not guilty of offences relating to a third sister. The verdict follows a weeks-long trial on the historical allegations.

The New Daily

Malka Leifer guilty of school abuse charges

Former ultra-Orthodox Jewish principal Malka Leifer has been found guilty of the indecent assault and rape of a former student. Late on Monday afternoon,

The New Daily

Leifer trial jury still out and heading for ninth day

Jurors in the trial of former ultra-Orthodox Jewish principal Malka Leifer will return to court to continue deliberations for a ninth day after being sent

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Leifer jury told to relax before resuming deliberations

Jurors in former ultra-Orthodox Jewish principal Malka Leifer's sexual abuse trial have been told to relax overnight before resuming deliberations.

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Malka Leifer sex abuse trial nears end as jury set to reach some unanimous verdicts

The jury in the Malka Leifer child sex abuse trial has reached unanimous verdicts on some of the charges in the case, but is yet to reveal its decision in court.

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Malka Leifer abuse jury reveal a ‘deadlock’

Jurors considering the sexual abuse case against ultra-Orthodox former principal Malka Leifer have been urged to push on after revealing a deadlock.

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