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Malka Leifer reportedly moved to solitary confinement over incident in Melbourne prison
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Malka Leifer, right, is brought to a courtroom in Jerusalem, on February 27, 2018. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean, File)
Convicted sex offender Malka Leifer has reportedly been moved to solitary confinement in an Australian jail after an incident involving a young female inmate.
According to Australian news outlet News.com.au, Leifer has been “sent to solitary confinement at the facility in Melbourne’s north over an alleged incident involving a younger inmate” that was caught on the prison’s cameras.
After allegations arose of her raping female students at the Addas Israel School in Melbourne while principal, Leifer fled to Israel in 2008 but was ultimately extradited to Australia in 2021 and sentenced to 15 years in prison for sexual abuse.
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