AUSTRALIA
The Age
September 17, 2013
Richard Baker
Investigative reporter
A Melbourne man found guilty of raping a 15-year-old boy was employed by St Kilda East’s orthodox Jewish Yeshivah Centre as a security guard with a gun licence, despite community leaders being aware of complaints about his sexually abusive behaviour.
A suppression order over the trial of David Samuel Cyprys, 45, has been lifted, enabling the public to be informed that a County Court jury last month found him guilty of raping the boy five times from 1990 to 1991. He has also pleaded guilty to molesting eight other boys.
The lifting of the suppression order has put the focus on senior figures associated with St Kilda East’s Yeshivah Centre and College, in particular their failure to act on repeated complaints about Cyprys dating back more than 20 years.
Documents from Victoria Police’s private security operator licensing and registration area show Cyprys listed his employer as the Yeshivah Centre on his licence forms, which entitled him to carry a firearm and run a security business. One of his licences expires next year and another expired in 2011.
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