A former government adviser raped a colleague in a Parliament House office, an Australian judge found, dismissing a defamation suit in a case that has gripped the nation.
SYDNEY — A former government adviser raped a colleague in a Parliament House office, an Australian judge found on Monday, dismissing a defamation suit in a case that has gripped the nation. Bruce Lehrmann, a staff member in a previous government, brought a defamation suit against Australian media company Network Ten after it aired an interview with his accuser, Brittany Higgins, in 2021.
Lehrmann made the mistake of coming back for his hat,” Lee said in his judgment, referring to Lehrmann’s decision to file the defamation case. Lee will rule who will pay legal costs of both sides, estimated to be in the millions of dollars, at a later date. Lehrmann’s case has turned attention to defamation law in Australia, which has no written provision for freedom of speech in its constitution. Media organizations say defamation laws overwhelmingly favor the accuser.
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