Accused paedophile Malka Leifer is expected to face a Melbourne court on Thursday after her extradition from Israel.
Ms Leifer is expected to arrive in Melbourne on Wednesday night after boarding a plane in Israel on Monday, following last month’s ruling by the Supreme Court of Israel that the 52-year-old return to Melbourne to face prosecution.
Malka Leifer appears in a Jerusalem court in February 2018.Credit:AP
The former principal of the Adass Israel School in Elsternwick is accused of sexually abusing three of her then students between 2001 and 2008. Ms Leifer, who was extradited on 74 charges, has long maintained she is innocent.
Ms Leifer fled to Israel in 2008 when the allegations were first aired. The Israeli court’s decision in December to dismiss her appeal against extradition ended a six-year legal fight to have her return to face court in Melbourne.
