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Herald Sun

Senior orthodox Jewish rabbi David Groner accused of shunning child sex abuse claims

SHANNON DEERY HERALD SUN FEBRUARY 02, 2015

A LEADING rabbi accused of involvement in a string of child sex crime cover ups within the orthodox Jewish community will escape giving evidence at the royal commission into child sexual abuse.

The commission has started a two-week hearing investigating the way Yeshivah centres in Melbourne and Bondi in Sydney responded to allegations of abuse.

But leading Yeshivah figure Rabbi Boruch Lesches, one of Australia’s most senior Orthodox Jews for more than 25 years, won’t be called to answer allegations he turned a blind eye to abuse.

Despite numerous attempts to contact the New York based rabbi, he has ignored requests to appear at the hearing.

Frustrated officials offered to arrange for Rabbi Lesches to appear via video link but have received no response from him.

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