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Former principal sentenced for sexual abuse of former students
ABC NEWS (Australia)
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8/24/2023
Former Melbourne school principal Malka Leifer has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for sexually abusing two students in her care. Anti-abuse advocate Manny Waks says it took too long for justice to be served.
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to see the process that commenced initially in 2008, when the allegations first surfaced
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and then when the three sisters started going to the police and lodging formal statements
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in 2011.
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And then going through that entire process in Israel, seeking the extradition, Markalei
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for feigning her illness, there were about 75 court hearings in Israel, in which I attended
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the vast majority of those on behalf of the three sisters.
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It's incredible that we actually reached the milestone to getting not only a conviction
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for Markalei for the 15 years imprisonment with a non-parole period of 11 and a half
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years.
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I think by all accounts, this is something that's considered a very strong punitive measure.
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And I think that justice has been served.
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And ultimately, we just need to listen and see what the courageous sisters have said.
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And they feel satisfied that justice has been served and they are hopefully ready to move
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forward.
01:10
The fact is, Victoria Police has made it very clear that they are still investigating the
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matter around the Adas leadership and who sent Markalei for overseas to help her avoid
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justice.
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So hopefully, we will see full accountability in that regard.
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At the same time, we also saw some of Israel's most senior people, especially within the
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ultra-Orthodox community, whether it was former Health Minister, Rabbi Yaakov Litzman, whether
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it was some of the other high-level officials who stood by Markalei, tried to do everything
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they could to prevent her from being extradited to Australia to face justice, not just for
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the crimes that she did, but to also potentially stop her from abusing others.
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Hopefully there will be a proper investigation.
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