A former teacher at several Jewish schools in England is found guilty on sexual assault charges.
Todros Grynhaus, 50, of Salford, reportedly faces a “substantial prison sentence,” according to Manchester Crown Court judge Timothy Holroyde.
The victims are now adult women.
The conviction comes after a two-week trial, and after an earlier trial ended in March with a hung jury, that failed to reach a verdict in the case.
The verdict is announced after two hours and was approved by the jury with a vote of 10-2. The trial lasted two weeks. Grynhaus has denied the charges.
Grynhaus, who is ultra-Orthodox, had fled to Israel in 2013 after being accused of sexually assaulting two teenage girls from 1996 to 2005. His flight with a false passport breached his bail conditions. Grynhaus applied for citizenship there under the Law of Return in a bid to evade extradition. He was arrested in Jerusalem and deported in 2014.
— JTA
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