In 2023, Malka Leifer was sentenced to 15 years in prison for 18 counts of sexual abuse against Dassi Erlich and her little sister.
Leifer was the sisters' former high school principal, and when whispers of their allegations came to light in 2008, she fled from her home in Melbourne to Israel before any formal complaint could be made.
It took 70 extradition hearings and 13 years to bring her back to Australia. But finally last year, Dassi was able to breathe a sigh of relief. Leifer was finally going to pay for what she’d done.
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Guest: Dassi Erlich
You can find out more about her memoir In Bad Faith here.
Host: Gemma Bath
Executive Producer: Gia Moylan
Audio Producer: Thom Lion
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