AUSTRALIA
The Australian
LEADERS of Melbourne’s orthodox Jewish community failed their duty of care by allowing a known child abuser to work with children, the royal commission has heard.
The royal commission investigating institutional responses to child sexual abuse today began its first examination of Jewish institutions, looking at the orthodox Yeshivah centres and schools in Sydney and Melbourne.
The commission will probe whether religious law or cultural attitudes influenced the response of the Chabad leaders and the Yeshiva community towards people who speak out against abuse, have publicly criticised past practices or called for the institutions to be accountable.
A man known by the pseudonym AVA was the first witness, testifying about the abuse he experienced over three years at the hands of David Cyprys, who is currently serving an eight year prison sentence.
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