Leifer was sentenced to 15 years in jail for 18 sexual offences against Elly Sapper and Dassi Erlich while serving as their school principal.
Sequestered in a hotel room together on Thursday afternoon, Elly Sapper, Nicole Meyer and Dassi Erlich finally allowed the emotions of the day to sink in.
Hours after sentencing and media frenzy, Ms Sapper told ABC Melbourne radio that she was simply lying on the bed in her hotel room, "allowing the magnitude of the emotions" to come over her for the first time that day.Next to Ms Sapper was her sister Dassi, who experienced a sense of validation alongside relief.
The sisters claimed the 56-year-old isolated and sexually abused them on campus, at school camps and in her home. In 2017, the Liberal MP brought a petition with 17,000 signatures calling for the extradition of Leifer to Israeli politicians. He said the sentencing had given the Jewish community closure, and praised the sisters for their courage in speaking out against abuse.
But the smiles on the faces of Ms Sapper, Ms Erlich and Ms Meyer outside the courtroom following the sentencing revealed the true sense of relief and closure the day had brought.
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