AUSTRALIA
Herald Sun
SHANNON DEERY HERALD SUN FEBRUARY 10, 2015
ADMINISTRATORS of Yeshivah College have admitted never investigating complaints of a child sex abuse coverup, saying they briefed high-profile lawyer Robert Richter QC instead.
It comes as it was revealed a victim of child sexual abuse was forced to sit and watch at the weekend as Rabbis accused of the coverup were granted religious honours.
Former general manager Nechama Bendet said yesterday the college never even discussed investigating claims of a cover up.
But she said they approached Mr Richter, one of Australia’s top criminal barristers, in 2011 after former Yeshiva guard David Cyprys was charged with a string of child sex offences.
Ms Bendet, now the school’s director of development, told the Royal Commission into Institutional Child Sexual Abuse Mr Richter gave advice about public relations and dealing with victims.
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