In 2023, Malka Leifer was sentenced to 15 years in prison for 18 counts of sexual abuse against Dassi Erlich and her little sister.

Leifer was the sisters' former high school principal, and when whispers of their allegations came to light in 2008, she fled from her home in Melbourne to Israel before any formal complaint could be made. 

It took 70 extradition hearings and 13 years to bring her back to Australia. But finally last year, Dassi was able to breathe a sigh of relief. Leifer was finally going to pay for what she’d done. 

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Guest: Dassi Erlich

You can find out more about her memoir In Bad Faithhere.

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Audio Producer: Thom Lion

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In 2023, Malka Leifer was sentenced to 15 years in prison for 18 counts of sexual abuse against Dassi Erlich and her little sister.
Leifer was the sisters' former high school principal, and when whispers of their allegations came to light in 2008, she fled from her home in Melbourne to Israel before any formal complaint could be made. 
It took 70 extradition hearings and 13 years to bring her back to Australia. But finally last year, Dassi was able to breathe a sigh of relief. Leifer was finally going to pay for what she’d done. 
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Guest: Dassi Erlich
You can find out more about her memoir In Bad Faith <a href="https://go.skimresources.com?id=53410X1291869&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hachette.com.au%2Fdassi-erlich%2Fin-bad-faith-inside-a-secret-ultra-orthodox-sect-and-the-brutal-betrayal-it-tried-to-hide">here</a>.
Host: Gemma Bath
Executive Producer: Gia Moylan
Audio Producer: Thom Lion
GET IN TOUCH:
Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at <a href="mailto:truecrime@mamamia.com.au">truecrime@mamamia.com.au</a>  
If any of the contents in this episode have caused distress, know that there is help available via<a href="https://www.lifeline.org.au/"> Lifeline</a> on 13 11 14 or<a href="https://www.beyondblue.org.au/"> Beyond Blue</a> on 1300 22 4636
Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

True Crime Conversations explores the stories and the people behind some of the world’s most notorious crimes. 

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