This implies the judge had a bias toward guilt prior to the trial
Sorry but that's a misinterpretion of the judge's remark, actually an old African proverb and not the first time it's been used in this saga.
Clearly that remark came after, not before, the judge had first weighted the evidence and then determined, on balance, that Lehrmann was a rapist. In the judge's learned opinion, of course.
Hence his reference that given Lehrmann knew he'd raped Higgins, he had then stupidly attempted to rescue his tarnished reputation when he had no right to do so. Chutzpah right there lol.
Nevertheless, Bruce can take small comfort in the fact he has yet to be found guilty of any crime.
