ADDRESSING the jury in the Malka Leifer case at the County Court of Victoria, defence barrister Ian Hill has urged it to find the former Adass Israel School principal not guilty of 27 charges relating to sexual abuse.

Source: https://www.australianjewishnews.com/judge-hears-final-arguments-on-leifer/

Leifer, 56, is accused of sexually abusing Melbourne sisters Nicole Meyer, Dassi Erlich and Elly Sapper when she was head of religion and principal of the Adass Israel School in the city’s eastern suburbs between 2003 and 2007.

Source: https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/crime-news/2023/03/31/leifer-trial-jury-still-out-and-heading-for-ninth-day/

Leifer was the principal of Melbourne’s ultra-Orthodox Adass Israel School when she abused sisters Dassi Erlich and Elly Sapper between 2004 and 2007.

Source: https://www.euronews.com/2023/08/24/former-headmistress-of-jewish-ultra-orthodox-school-found-guilty-of-rape-and-sexual-assaul

The jury in the Malka Leifer trial was ushered back into court twice on Tuesday, telling Judge Mark Gamble they were at present unable to return unanimous verdicts on all charges relating to the former Adass Israel School principal.

Source: https://www.australianjewishnews.com/jury-unable-to-return-unanimous-verdicts-on-all-charges/