A former school principal extradited from Israel after a six-year legal battle appeared in an Australian court on Monday to hear evidence behind child sex abuse charges against her.
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A committal hearing began in the Melbourne Magistrates Court to decide whether there is sufficient evidence against Malka Leifer to warrant the charges going to trial.
The 54-year-old is facing 74 charges, including rape and indecent assault, from her time as head of Melbourne's Adass Israel School between 2004 and 2008.
Leifer was extradited from Israel in January. The protracted court case and repeated delays over her extradition had drawn criticism from Australian officials as well as the country's Jewish leaders.
