Aussie teacher won’t be extradited

AN ISRAELI court says an Australian woman accused of sex crimes will not be extradited for reasons of mental illness.

A lawyer for the woman, who is not being named for legal reasons, said the Jerusalem District Court rejected the prosecution request and ruled that the woman should be dealt with “in the realm of mental illness.”

Yehuda Fried says that likely means a years-long process before her extradition can be reconsidered.

Read the article in The Chronicle.