Australia wants to try the former Melbourne headteacher on 74 sexual assault chargesA psychiatric panel in Israel has found alleged child sex abuser Malka Leifer fit to stand trial and accused her of faking mental illness to avoid extradition, according to her lawyers. Leifer’s alleged victims immediately welcomed the latest development in the five-year Jerusalem court case, which has strained relations between Israel and Australia. Australia wants to try the former Melbourne headteacher on 74 sexual assault charges. Dassi Erlich, an Australian who has accused Leifer of abusing her, said on Twitter that she could not “believe this day has come”. The Jerusalem district court ruled in September that a new expert panel would assess her.

Source: The Guardian January 09, 2020 17:26 UTC