Concerns about institutional child sexual abuse within Jewish communities have been documented in two recent national enquiries into child sexual abuse, in Australia, and England and Wales. Yet to date, there has been little analysis of how media reporting informs public awareness of these concerns, and potential programme and policy responses. This paper examines media reports of the high-profile case of ultra-orthodox Jewish school principal Malka Leifer who was found to have sexually abused several girls in her school in Melbourne, Australia. It draws on five Australian media publications (two specifically Jewish and three mainstream newspapers), from the initial committal hearing in September 2021 until the completion of her trial and conviction in July 2023. Our findings highlight the importance of child safety processes as being aligned with the specific religious and cultural context of faith-based communities in order to be effective in preventing institutional child sexual abuse.

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媒体如何描述犹太社区内的机构性儿童性虐待？Malka Leifer 法庭案件的案例研究

最近在澳大利亚、英格兰和威尔士进行的两项针对儿童性虐待的全国性调查记录了对犹太社区内机构性儿童性虐待的担忧。然而迄今为止，很少有人分析媒体报道如何让公众意识到这些问题以及潜在的计划和政策反应。本文探讨了备受瞩目的极端正统犹太学校校长马尔卡·莱弗 (Malka Leifer) 案件的媒体报道，她被发现对澳大利亚墨尔本学校的几名女孩进行性虐待。它借鉴了五家澳大利亚媒体出版物（两家专门是犹太报纸和三家主流报纸），从 2021 年 9 月的初次交付听证会到 2023 年 7 月完成审判和定罪。我们的研究结果强调了儿童安全程序与信仰社区的具体宗教和文化背景，以便有效防止机构性儿童性虐待。