As usual the blow back on the defamation case is that men in general will be pinged with even more burden of proof of innocence if women's advocates have their way.
I'm sure many social justice warrior males think otherwise.
It's getting more difficult for the those born with the X-Y defect.
In short: In the wake of Bruce Lehrmann's failed defamation case against Network Ten over coverage of Brittany Higgins's rape allegation, legal experts say defamation law reforms are needed to better protect victims.
Defamation law expert Sarah Ailwood, sexual assault research advocacy initiative chair Michael Bradley, and Full Stop Australia CEO Karen Bevan all praised Justice Michael Lee's "trauma-informed" approach to judgment.
What's next? Ms Ailwood says the high-profile outcome does not change the structural and systemic issues stopping other women and media publishers from airing claims of sexual abuse.
