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Bruce Lehrmann: Judge finds Brittany Higgins was raped inside parliament

15 April 2024

Tiffanie Turnbull

BBC News, Sydney

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Bruce Lehrmann was silent as he left court after a judge found he was a rapist

Three 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".