一个墨尔本法院裁定61岁的Zev Serebriyanski在1980年代虐待儿童幸存者Manny Waks有罪。 A Melbourne court found 61-year-old Zev Serebryanski guilty of abusing child survivor Manny Waks in the 1980s.

儿童性虐待幸存者Manny Waks敦促其他人在他的虐待者Zev“Velvel”Serebriyanski(61岁)被维多利亚州法院陪审团判定1986年至1988年在墨尔本市Jeshivah中心Shavuot节期间对一名儿童的猥亵攻击和性插入有罪后站出来。 Child sexual abuse survivor Manny Waks urged others to come forward after his abuser, Zev "Velvel" Serebryanski, 61, was found guilty by a Victorian County Court jury of indecent assault and sexual penetration of a child between 1986 and 1988 during the Shavuot festival at Melbourne’s Yeshivah Centre. 虐待发生在Waks10至12岁时,检察官说Serebryanski跟踪他上楼,在浴室里殴打他,导致Waks昏倒。 The abuse occurred when Waks was 10 to 12 years old, with prosecutors saying Serebryanski followed him upstairs and assaulted him in a bathroom, causing Waks to black out. Waks报告了1996年的虐待情况,并于2017年与Serebryanski对质,Serebriyanski否认了指控,说他认为Waks想要联系。 Waks reported the abuse in 1996 and confronted Serebryanski in 2017, who denied the claims, saying he believed Waks wanted the contact. 辩方质疑记忆可靠性和调查 但陪审团回覆了有罪判决 The defense questioned memory reliability and the investigation, but the jury returned guilty verdicts. Serebriyanski将面临判刑前听证会,保释期延长。 Serebryanski will face a pre-sentence hearing, with bail extended. 一位幸存者律师Waks说,追求正义在情感上和经济上代价高昂,但有意义,鼓励幸存者通过1800项尊重和其他支助服务寻求帮助。 Waks, a survivor advocate, said pursuing justice was emotionally and financially costly but meaningful, encouraging survivors to seek help through 1800 RESPECT and other support services.