A member of Melbourne's orthodox Jewish community has been
found guilty of raping a 15-year-old boy, and pleaded guilty to molesting eight
other boys, it can be revealed.
David Samuel Cyprys, 45, who was affiliated with the
Yeshivah Centre in St Kilda East as a locksmith, karate instructor and leader
of the centre's youth group, was last month found guilty by a County Court jury
of raping the boy five times between 1990 and 1991.
A suppression order over the trial prevented media reporting
the jury's verdict, until the order was lifted on Tuesday by Judge Peter
Wischusen.
Cyprys was to plead not guilty in two more trials, but
instead pleaded guilty to a further 12 charges on Tuesday, meaning the
suppression order over his name and offending could be lifted.
The court heard that besides the rape victim, Cyprys abused
eight boys aged between seven and 14 over an eight-year period, some in the
Yeshivah Centre's bathing house and another while on a school camp.
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