Israel extradites Australian woman accused of child abuse
Australian authorities sought the extradition of former teacher Malka Leifer for several years.
Israel has extradited an Australian educator accused of sexually abusing her former students.
Malka Leifer was extradited on Monday morning shortly before Israel closed its international airport. She is facing 74 child sex abuse charges, the Associated Press reported.
Leifer was the principal of the Jewish school Adass Israel in Melbourne. The charges pertain to the alleged abuse of three children between 2001 and 2008, according to The Australian news outlet the Sydney Morning Herald.
In 2008, she fled to Israel, where Jews from around the world have a right to immigrate and obtain citizenship under the Law of Return.
