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Israel extradites woman wanted for sex crimes to Australia

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JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli authorities on Monday extradited a woman wanted on 74 charges of child sex abuse in Australia following a six-year legal battle that strained relations between the two...

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BBC News

Malka Leifer: Israel extradites ex-principal accused of child sex abuse in Australia

Malka Leifer is being flown to Australia, where she is accused of sexually assaulting schoolgirls.

3 years ago·United Kingdom

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Yahoo News

Israel extradites woman wanted for sex crimes to Australia

Israeli authorities on Monday extradited a woman wanted on 74 charges of child sex abuse in Australia, following a six-year legal battle that had strained relations between the two governments. Malka Leifer, a former teacher accused of sexually abusing several former students at a Jewish school in Melbourne, had been fighting extradition from Israel since 2014. Leifer maintains her innocence and the protracted court case and repeated delays ov…

3 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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The Guardian

Malka Leifer departs Israel for Australia to face 74 counts of child sexual abuse in Victoria

Leifer, who faced more than 70 extradition hearings, is accused of assaulting female students at Adass Israel girls school in MelbourneAlleged child sex abuser Malka Leifer has been rushed out of Israel and is en route to Australia after years of extradition hearings.The former Melbourne principal, who faces 74 counts of child sexual abuse in Victoria, is understood to have been flown out of Israel before all airports in the country were shut fr…

3 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Hindu

Israel extradites woman wanted for sex crimes

Ex-teacher abused students in Australia

3 years ago·India

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Reuters

Israel extradites sex-crime suspect Leifer to Australia

TEL AVIV - A former Australian school principal accused of sexually assaulting students was extradited to Australia on Monday under an order from Israel's Supreme Court, her lawyer said. Malka Leifer had fought her return to Australia, including with a submission of mental illness, and the case has been in Israeli courts since 2014. Leifer, who was principal of an ultra-Orthodox Jewish

3 years ago·United Kingdom

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CBC News

Israel extradites former teacher wanted for multiple sex crimes to Australia

Israeli authorities on Monday extradited a woman wanted on 74 charges of child sex abuse in Australia, following a six-year legal battle that had strained relations between the two governments.

3 years ago·Canada

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