First charges in Sydney child abuse probe

AUSTRALIA
The Australian Jewish News

A FORMER member of Sydney’s Jewish community has been charged with offences relating to child sexual abuse within the community.

Daniel “Gug” Hayman was arrested on Monday and charged with two counts of gross indecency by a male with a male under 18 years.

It is alleged that Hayman, who was a volunteer and director of Yeshiva in Sydney, assaulted two boys, aged 14 and 16 between 1985 and 1986.

Hayman, who is now 49 years old and lives in Los Angeles, was released on strict bail conditions on Tuesday. He has been permitted to attend synagogue services because he was visiting Australia following the recent death of his mother. …

Hayman is the first person to be charged in relation to the police’s investigation into historic child sexual abuse allegations in the Sydney community.

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