{"id":9079,"date":"2021-02-15T13:31:16","date_gmt":"2021-02-15T02:31:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/?p=9079"},"modified":"2023-09-04T11:21:10","modified_gmt":"2023-09-04T01:21:10","slug":"malka-leifer-returns-to-victoria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/malka-leifer-returns-to-victoria\/","title":{"rendered":"Malka Leifer returns to Victoria to face child sexual abuse charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Almost 13 years after fleeing Australia, former principal <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2021-01-27\/malka-leifer-back-in-victoria-child-sex-abuse-charges\/13091948\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Malka Leifer has returned to Melbourne<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to be charged for child sexual abuse.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/malka-leifer-loses-her-appeal\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leifer<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has been accused of abusing three sisters during her time as the headmistress of Elsternwick&#8217;s Adass Israel School between 2001 and 2008.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She fled to Israel in 2008. The Victoria Police submitted a request for her extradition in 2014.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;These are extremely serious charges and now that Ms Leifer has been extradited to Australia, <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2021-01-27\/malka-leifer-back-in-victoria-child-sex-abuse-charges\/13091948\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">those charges can now be tested by the courts in Victoria<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,&#8221; Attorney-General Christian Porter said.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Ms Leifer&#8217;s return to Australia marks the end of a very long and complicated extradition. I thank the Israeli Government for its cooperation and assistance during the course of this process.&#8221;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;The arrival of Ms Leifer in Australia will bring relief to alleged victims who have waited many years for this moment. It is now important that the legal processes are allowed to proceed in Victoria without commentary which could affect that process.&#8221;<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) has <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2021-01-27\/malka-leifer-back-in-victoria-child-sex-abuse-charges\/13091948\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">welcomed the news of her arrival back in Australia after \u201cprotracted delays\u201d<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. However, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2021\/jan\/31\/malka-leifer-how-a-long-running-child-sexual-abuse-case-tested-australias-relationship-with-israel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adass Israel community which employed Leifer has remained tight-lipped<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. It is said <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2021\/jan\/31\/malka-leifer-how-a-long-running-child-sexual-abuse-case-tested-australias-relationship-with-israel\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the school paid for Leifer and her family\u2019s flights to leave the country<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in 2008.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The three survivors, Nicole Meyer, Elly Sapper and Dassi Erlich have not commented since the news of Leifer\u2019s return. However, the three women lobbied doggedly for Leifer to be extradited and were involved in the #BringLeiferBack campaign.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On Thursday 28th of January, Leifer faced court on<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theage.com.au\/national\/victoria\/she-took-them-into-her-home-leifer-chaplain-knew-alleged-victims-20210129-p56xuq.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> 74 charges including rape<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She did not apply for bail and will remain in custody until she is back in court on April 9th.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>September 2021 Update: Leifer committed to stand trial for more than 70 charges\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9788\" src=\"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2021-10-05_11-17-46.jpg\" alt=\" Court drawing of Malka Leifer\" width=\"857\" height=\"527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2021-10-05_11-17-46.jpg 857w, https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2021-10-05_11-17-46-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2021-10-05_11-17-46-768x472.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 857px) 100vw, 857px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Image: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2021-09-23\/malka-leifer-committed-to-stand-trial\/100486900\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ABC News<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prosecutors have successfully convinced a magistrate that <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2021-09-23\/malka-leifer-committed-to-stand-trial\/100486900\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Malka Leifer should face the County Court of Victoria<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> over the allegations of abuse relating to the Adass Israel school in Melbourne.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leifer was facing <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2021-09-23\/malka-leifer-committed-to-stand-trial\/100486900\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">74 charges but four were dropped<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> because they allegedly occurred in Israel.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the 23rd of September 2021, Leifer appeared in court via video link from prison. She sat <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2021-09-23\/malka-leifer-committed-to-stand-trial\/100486900\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">facing away from the camera<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for her plea.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Having carefully considered the entirety of the evidence\u2026 in my opinion the evidence is of sufficient weight to support a conviction,&#8221; Magistrate Johanna Metcalf said.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;I propose to commit the accused for trial. Mrs Leifer, do you plead guilty or not guilty?&#8221;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Not guilty,&#8221; Leifer said.<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Joshua Elrich, the ex-husband of accuser Dassi Elrich, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2021-09-23\/malka-leifer-committed-to-stand-trial\/100486900\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">told the court detailed elements of their private life<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> including their move to Israel and Mrs Elrich\u2019s meetings with Leifer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2008, Mr Elrich claims he heard his ex-wife talking to her sisters about her relationship with Leifer behind closed doors. He said <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2021-09-23\/malka-leifer-committed-to-stand-trial\/100486900\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">his ex-wife sounded panicked<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and has \u201cmentioned something about her relationship with Mrs Leifer\u201d to a social worker named Chana Rabinowitz.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Dassi was very worried about how it had been taken, and that Mrs Rabinowitz was going to contact other people in Melbourne to speak about it,&#8221; he said.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;She was very concerned about what was going to happen next, and she was not sure why it was being taken in such a serious way.&#8221;<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When Leifer\u2019s lawyer asked Mr Elrich whether the social worker had taken things out of proportion, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2021-09-23\/malka-leifer-committed-to-stand-trial\/100486900\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">he agreed<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. However, he was then questioned about the details of Mrs Elrich\u2019s relationship with Leifer.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Did Dassi tell you that what she had said to Mrs Rabinowitz was how Mrs Leifer had been very affectionate, how she would hug Dassi, rub her thighs and generally give her special attention,&#8221; Leifer\u2019s lawyer asked.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;That&#8217;s how I remember it,&#8221; Mr Erlich said.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Over the clothes, the touching?&#8221; the lawyer asked.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;I don&#8217;t remember what kind of detail, I just remember that at the time, I didn&#8217;t find it particularly concerning,&#8221; Mr Erlich said.<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mr Elrich also recalled another overheard conversation between Mrs Elrich and her sisters in 2011 about the former principal.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;I heard them saying <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2021-09-23\/malka-leifer-committed-to-stand-trial\/100486900\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">they wanted to call her up and to cause her problems<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. They were laughing about it. It seemed to me that they just wanted to harass her,&#8221; he said.<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Under cross-examination from the prosecutor, Mr Elrich said his ex-wife made a statement to the police a short time later.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leifer will return to face the court in October 2021. More news as it comes.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Get the justice you deserve with Kelso Lawyers. We want to hear your story. Call (02) 4907 4200 or <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/contact-us\/\"><b>complete the online form<\/b><\/a><b> before you accept payment from the <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/our-work\/national-redress-scheme\/\"><b>National Redress Scheme.<\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Image: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/12-years-after-bolting-6-since-arrest-malka-leifer-extradited-to-australia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Times of Israel<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Almost 13 years after fleeing Australia, former principal Malka Leifer has returned to Melbourne to be charged for child sexual abuse. Leifer has been accused of abusing three sisters during her time as the headmistress of Elsternwick&#8217;s Adass Israel School between 2001 and 2008.\u00a0 She fled to Israel in 2008. 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