Senior Hebrew U. Lecturer Accused of Sexual Harassment
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem is dealing with two complaints by female students of sexual harassment by a senior member of the faculty, according to a report on Channel 10 news on Monday.
Report: Wife Of Convicted Pedophile Allegedly Harassing One Of His Victims
THE wife of one of Australia’s most notorious paedophiles has launched a scathing attack on one of his victims, saying the nine-times child molester should never have been jailed.
IDF Soldier Arrested For Firing At Teen Girls After Being Refused A Kiss
A soldier was arrested early Saturday morning on suspicion of firing his army rifle at a group of teenage girls because one of them refused to kiss him. On Friday night the soldier, who was on leave from his unit, met the girls at a neighborhood park in Be’er Sheva. He and one of the…
DetailsYeshivah Leaders Step Down
FOUR members of Yeshivah Centre’s committee of management (COM) have stepped down.
Yeshivah Abuse Victims Frustrated At Lack of Action After Royal Commission
Four weeks after giving evidence before a royal commission, victims of child sexual abuse within the Orthodox Jewish Yeshivah centres in Melbourne say they are frustrated by a lack of action by senior centre staff.
Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky Says Sexual Abuse Should Be Reported To Police
Sexual abuse of a minor should be reported to the police without prior recourse to a rabbi, a senior ultra-orthodox figure has stated.
Rabbi Lesches: ‘Abuse Victim Was Prone To Bend The Truth’
RABBI Baruch Lesches has told the Royal Commission that when a 12-year-old girl complained to him about being sexually abused he had his doubts about her story because “she was prone to bend the truth to get out of trouble”.
Australian Jewish News Denies Sacking Abuse Whistleblower Adam Kamien
The Australian Jewish News has denied sacking a senior journalist who helped the royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse by supplying a damaging text message from a senior rabbi.
Former Yeshivah Centre Employee Charged With Sexual Assault offences While In Prison
A former employee of ultra-orthodox Jewish institution Yeshivah Centre has been charged with indecent assault offences that he allegedly committed while in prison. Police allege the man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared before Geelong Magistrate Ronald Saines via video link from Barwon Prison on Tuesday.
DetailsJewish Community Call on Yeshivah Board To Resign After Child Sexual Abuse
MEMBERS of Melbourne’s Jewish community have called for the immediate resignation of the board at the disgraced Yeshivah Centre in the wake of a damning royal commission probe. While several high-profile rabbis have already resigned from positions — including the nation’s top rabbi, Meir Shlomo Kluwgant – the management committee has escaped the same level…
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