Bruce Lehrmann: Judge finds Brittany Higgins was raped inside parliament - BBC News

Bruce Lehrmann sued a TV network for airing Brittany Higgins' claims she was raped inside Parliament House.

7 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Bruce Lehrmann was silent as he left court after a judge found he was a rapistBy Tiffanie TurnbullBBC News, SydneyThree years after the claim a young woman was raped inside Australia's Parliament House shocked the world, a civil court has found it is true.

Political staffer Bruce Lehrmann has always denied sex with Brittany Higgins and sued Network 10 for defamation over a 2021 TV interview with her.

The outlet defended their story - which sparked public outrage - as true.

A judge on Monday ruled in their favour, finding Mr Lehrmann had raped Ms Higgins and told "deliberate lies".

In the interview, a teary Ms Higgins had detailed how she had woken up on a couch in a minister's office to find a colleague on top of her in 2019.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-68814811

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