Jewish sex abuse victims pressured not to assist police, secret tapes and emails reveal

By Richard Baker and Nick McKenzie
Updated January 28 2015 - 2:23pm, first published 10:34am
Prominent criminal barrister Alex Lewenberg allegedly told a victim of a sex offender he should not have co-operated with police. Photo: Penny Stephens
Prominent criminal barrister Alex Lewenberg allegedly told a victim of a sex offender he should not have co-operated with police. Photo: Penny Stephens

Members of Australia's Orthodox Jewish community who assist police investigating alleged child sexual abuse have been pressured to stay silent, secret tape recordings and emails obtained by Fairfax Media reveal.

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