Menahem ‘Manny’ Waks Sues Brother Over Claims Family Harboured Paedophile
THE man who blew the whistle on sexual abuse at the Yeshiva Centre is suing his brother over claims that he and his parents “harboured” a well-known paedophile.
THE man who blew the whistle on sexual abuse at the Yeshiva Centre is suing his brother over claims that he and his parents “harboured” a well-known paedophile.
Just by listening to the intensity with which Manny Waks talks, one already begins to appreciate the ardour with which he approaches his work of tackling child sexual abuse within Jewish society.
An advocate for victims of sexual abuse at a Melbourne Jewish school has expressed outrage at news the global headquarters of the orthodox movement is seeking to intervene in the school’s response to the royal commission into child sexual abuse.
Manny Waks stands on a street corner in Park Slope, Brooklyn. He drank so much the night before that he doesn’t remember what time he got back to his hotel room.
The board of the Yeshivah Centre is on the brink of collapse, following grim revelations at the Royal Commission and a community campaign.
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.