Tzedek We are now in a position to release publicly the following limited information.
Some time ago serious allegations against a current teacher within
the Yeshivah College in Melbourne were made and a formal statement has
been given to the police. There is an ongoing investigation currently
underway. This abuse is alleged to have happened some time ago.
We urge other victims from Yeshivah (past and present) to come
forward as this may assist in this case. We similarly urge anyone with
information regarding abuse (or cover-up) within Yeshivah to come
forward. Of course we encourage anyone with information regarding any
other cases of abuse/cover-up to also come forward. You may contact
Tzedek for support, guidance or assistance. You may also contact the
police directly.
We would like to emphasise that while we have identified the
institution involved in this alleged case, the community should refrain
from speculating and/or accusing anyone. The right thing to do is to
come forward with credible information so that justice may prevail and
for our children to be safer. The main reasons we have decided to make
this allegation public is because this:
(a) alleged perpetrator is currently teaching children;
(b) institution has a significant record of employing
perpetrators/alleged perpetrators (some of whom have already been
convicted) and covering up abuse; and
(c) may cause additional victims (or other people with information) to come forward (this has been the trend until now).
Enough! No more silence.
How many pedophile teachers and employees can be convicted in a single school in Australia till it gets closed down by the government? Two felons are sitting in jail currently, there's this, and more in the pipeline...
ReplyDeleteAh the internet...
ReplyDeleteNow everyone knows what's going on down under in real time...
Until now, it seems, all these characters "ran away" really really far!!