Former chief of staff says after meeting with Bruce Lehrmann, it entered her mind Brittany Higgins may have been raped
1 year ago

Former chief of staff says after meeting with Bruce Lehrmann, it entered her mind Brittany Higgins may have been raped

ABC  

The former chief of staff in Senator Linda Reynolds's office has told the Federal Court she resisted pressure to go to police after disclosures from Brittany Higgins about her alleged rape. Key points: Bruce Lehrmann is suing Network Ten and Lisa Wilkinson for defamation over coverage of Brittany Higgins's rape allegation Ms Higgins's former chief of staff at Parliament House, Fiona Brown, was allowed to give evidence in a closed court session Ms Brown told the court it entered her mind that Ms Higgins may have been raped after a meeting with Mr Lehrmann Fiona Brown has been giving evidence in a closed-door session which has not been live-streamed on the court's YouTube channel, as part of Mr Lehrmann's defamation case against Network Ten and journalist Lisa Wilkinson. She said she was also told that Mr Lehrmann had left soon afterwards, but Ms Higgins was later found naked on a couch in Senator Reynolds's office. Ms Chrysanthou pressed Ms Brown on whether she had told Mr Lehrmann that Ms Higgins had been found naked on Senator Reynolds's couch. Ms Brown told the court she had been suspicious about Mr Lehrmann's explanations for why he was at Parliament House, including that he and Ms Higgins had gone to Senator Reynolds's office to drink whisky.

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