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Child sex probe 'should include strictly Orthodox'

Manny Waks, who was abused at a yeshivah in Melbourne, said the independent Goddard Inquiry should 'seriously consider' looking at Charedi schools

April 14, 2016 10:46
Manny Waks

BySandy Rashty, Sandy Rashty

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A leading campaigner has called for a major inquiry into child sex abuse in England and Wales to investigate strictly Orthodox community institutions.

Australian Manny Waks, who was abused at a yeshivah in Melbourne, said the independent Goddard Inquiry should "seriously consider" looking at Charedi schools.

The inquiry, examining how public bodies protect children from abuse, is due to look at alleged activity across religious groups including the Anglican and Roman Catholic churches.

But in a letter to Dame Lowell Goddard, chair of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sex Abuse (IICSA), Mr Waks called for her to investigate "at least a segment of the Jewish community" in her probe.