A former principal at a Jewish ultra-Orthodox girls' school appeared in an Australian court Thursday, hours after she was extradited from Israel to face child sexual abuse charges.
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Malka Leifer, an Israeli citizen in her 50s, is accused of sexually abusing children while working as a religious studies teacher and principal at the Adass Israel School in Melbourne.
Wearing a white head covering and a blue surgical mask, she appeared via video link in a Melbourne court Thursday and was remanded in custody, AFP reported.
Leifer, her head bowed throughout the brief hearing, remained silent when addressed by the magistrate.
She faces 74 charges including rape, indecent assault, and child sexual abuse offenses alleged to have occurred between 2004 and 2008, according to official documents.
