Court finds Bruce Lehrmann raped Brittany Higgins in Parliament House
The Briefing15 Apr 2024

Court finds Bruce Lehrmann raped Brittany Higgins in Parliament House

Bruce Lehrmann has lost his defamation trial against Lisa Wilkinson and Channel Ten.

The court today found that, on the balance of probabilities, Lehrmann did rape Brittany Higgins at Parliament House in 2019.

The former Liberal Party staffer sued Channel Ten and Lisa Wilkinson over an interview in 2021, in which Brittany Higgins claimed she was raped by a colleague at Parliament House.

Lehrmann, who denies the allegations, says while he wasn’t named, he could have been identified.

Justice Michael Lee allowed the trial to be reopened last week to hear allegations the Seven Network paid for cocaine and sex workers for Lehrmann while trying to land an interview with him.

In this episode of the Briefing, we’re joined by Nine Newspaper’s Chief Investigative journalist Kate McClymont who was in court today to hear Justice Lee’s findings.

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