Judge finds staffer committed rape in Australian parliament
"Mr Lehrmann raped Ms Higgins. I hasten to stress; this is a finding on the balance of probabilities," the judge said.
PREMIUM World
Brittany Higgins (C) leaves the ACT Magistrates Court with members of her legal team in Canberra on October 14, 2022. Brittany Higgins, a former government aide, was allegedly sexually assaulted inside Australia's federal parliament and gave her first direct testimony on October 5 in the high-profile rape trial. AFP photo
By NewVision Reporter
Journalists @NewVision
An Australian judge ruled on Monday that a conservative political staffer likely committed rape in parliament, a dramatic twist in a case that sparked national protests.
The judge threw