After another bail hearing in Jerusalem District Court, Malka Leifer will continue to be incarcerated for the remainder of her legal process.
The Jerusalem District Court has ruled that accused child sex offender Malka Leifer will remain in jail for the remainder of her legal proceedings.
The court also ruled another psychiatric assessment would be undertaken, as the defence continues to argue she is mentally unfit.
Dassi Erlich, one of the students from the Melbourne Adass high school allegedly abused by Leifer, said in a statement she and her sisters are “hugely relieved that bail has been denied”.
The former Victorian school principal – who would face 74 charges of sex abuse and rape if extradited to Australia – once again failed to appear in court on Monday.
Manny Waks, the CEO of Kol V’oz, a Jewish organisation preventing sexual abuse the community, told AAP ahead of the trial he didn’t expect Leifer to show up to court.
Leifer has rarely appeared since she was arrested in 2014, apparently due to medical reasons.
Though her appearance was scheduled to be an open court, family members of Leifer were allowed to file into the courtroom while press were pushed out.
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