Bruce Lehrmann, 27, denies sexually assaulting Brittany Higgins on a government minister's sofa after a night out in Canberra in 2019. Read about our approach to external linking. The legal document outlines Ms Wilkinsons position that Mr Lehrmann took an intoxicated Higgins to Parliament House on 23 March 2019 with the intention of having sexual intercourse with her, despite being in a monogamous relationship with a girlfriend.. By clicking Accept all you agree that Yahoo and our partners will process your personal information, and use technologies such as cookies, to display personalised ads and content, for ad and content measurement, audience insights, and product development. (Click here, here and here to read the articles). This automatically renews to be billed as $60 (min. Hi there, welcome to your account and your subscriber benefits. Wilkinson understood that there was a consensus amongst those persons and Wilkinson that Higgins was a credible witness, the defence says. "While it's disappointing the trial has ended this way, Brittany's health and safety must always come first. Prices after the first 12 months may be varied as per full Terms and Conditions. A valid active email address and Australian mobile phone number are required for account set up. Were working to restore it. Weekend Paper is for The Weekend Australian delivered on a Saturday. From UK and Ireland call 116 123 or visit www.samaritans.org. He did not have his security pass with him, and told security personnel he was attending after hours to pick up some documents. No cancellations during the first 12 months. He says the articles defamed him by implying he continued to rape Brittany Higgins after she woke up mid-rape and she was crying and telling him to stop and left her on a couch in a state of undress. Samaritans provide a safe place to talk where calls are completely confidential. He maintains no sex took place. Mr Lehrmann claims the articles and broadcasts conveyed four defamatory meanings that he raped Brittany Higgins in Defence Minister Linda Reynolds office in 2019 when they were aired in February 2021, although he was not named. While its disappointing the trial has ended this way, Brittanys health and safety must always come first. But after a 12-day trial and five days of deliberation the jury was discharged when it emerged one member had looked at academic research on sexual assault. This automatically renews to be charged as $32 (min. Trial of Lehrmann, who denies allegations he sexually assaulted Brittany Higgins in 2019, begins in ACT supreme court. There are now four women accusing Bruce Lehrmann of rape or sexual assault and Liberal Party trolls on social media have moved into overdrive trying to make sure he is not named for the obvious reason is that it will help expose the cover-up which has been going on for 2 years at the highest levels of government. Both are due to give evidence in the trial. Brittany Higgins remains in hospital after the case was discontinued due to fears for her mental health.Credit:Rhett Wyman. The first trial - which heard evidence from Reynolds and Liberal senator Michaelia Cash, who Higgins also worked for - was cut short on October 27 after 12 days of evidence and submissions in the ACT Supreme Court and five days of deliberations, because of juror misconduct. Sign up for Guardian Australias free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup. Her lawyers said she underwent extensive fact checking for weeks, including some done by Network Tens senior lawyers, but credited Ms Higgins as a credible witness. It explains that if you do not provide us with information we have requested from you, we may not be able to provide you with the goods and services you require. Wilkinsons lawyers filed her written defence to the lawsuit in the Federal Court in Sydney on Wednesday and argue the limitation period should not be extended. They also argued "a pre-prepared speech" by Ms Higgins outside court could prejudice a future retrial, saying they had referred it to police and the court for investigation. Brittany is extremely grateful for all the support she has received, particularly from our mental health care workers.. cost) for the first 12 months, charged as $32 every 4 weeks. No cancellations during the first 12 months. See www.theaustralian.com.au/subscriptiontermsfor full details. New medical advice found that a planned retrial for February posed a "significant and unacceptable risk to the life of the complainant", said Australian Capital Territory Director of Public Prosecutions Shane Drumgold. Not in conjunction with any other offer. 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A spokesman for Lehrmann said the former staffer would be seeking legal remedies concerning untrue content that has been published about him in the future but he wouldnt be making any further statements during this time. Wilkinson has denied she acted recklessly in reporting Higginss allegations of rape. Were working to restore it. If you are in Australia, you can call Lifeline on 131114. cost) for the first 12 months, billed as $60 every 4 weeks. The defence lodged by Ms Wilkinson rejects any allegation of recklessness as baseless, unjustified, unsupported by any fact and (which) should be withdrawn.. An allegation of recklessness made by Lehrmann against Wilkinson in his statement of claim is baseless, unjustified, unsupported by any fact and should be withdrawn, her lawyers say. Not in conjunction with any other offer. Each payment, once made, is non-refundable, subject to law. It also sparked massive protests last year when more than 100,000 people gathered in towns and cities across Australia to voice their fury about sexism, misogyny and abuse in society. Please take a moment to upgrade to the latest version. Summing up a major defence, the document states: Lehrmanns conduct described in the preceding particulars amounted to rape of Higgins in Parliament House in 2019. Thank you for naming this other alleged grub as well. Lisa Wilkinson could derail Bruce Lehrmann 's high-stakes defamation case against Channel 10 and news.com.au with a clever legal tactic - as the TV star's husband hints she may be holidaying in . Categories: Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Tagged as: ANU, Brittany Higgins, Bruce Lehrmann. New customers only. Bruce Lehrmann's Wife: Bruce Lehrmann is a well-known senior advisor of the Australian Liberal Party. Channel 10s Lisa Wilkinson has filed her defence in the defamation case brought by former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann, accusing him of lying to police about taking an intoxicated Brittany Higgins to Parliament House with the intention of having sexual intercourse. McCallum said the allegations were contained in articles that had since been removed from the internet and had been published before Lehrmann had been charged and named. The trial heard from both parties as well as several prominent witnesses. Bruce Lehrmann, 27, denies sexually assaulting . Ms Higgins drank 11 standard alcoholic drinks in 4.5 hours with Mr Lehrmann and by about 1am was so intoxicated she was stumbling and fell over and she told the people that she was with that she was going to catch a taxi home. On 22 March 2019 they both had drinks with colleagues and others. A valid active email address and Australian mobile phone number are required for account set up. During the empanelment, the ACT supreme court chief justice, Lucy McCallum, stressed to the potential jurors the importance of their impartiality. Read about our approach to external linking. Bruce Lehrmann, who was born in Texas, is alleged to have assaulted Brittany Higgins in the early hours of March 23, 2019, on a couch in a senator's office after a night of drinking in. Each payment, once made, is non-refundable, subject to law. He has filed a separate defamation claim against News Life Media, the News Corp company behind news.com.au, over two articles by political editor Samantha Maiden, also published on February 15, 2021. The defence argument continues to allege Mr Lehrmann and Ms Higgins went up the lift and were admitted into Minister Reynolds suite by a security guard, who left them alone in the suite with the door closed. Drumgold told the jury the prosecution would argue both it was highly unlikely Lehrmann had planned to return to collect his keys given he did not have his security pass. We want NCMUN to be a welcoming environment, where everyone feels they can express themselves and participate. To this end, we want to prevent discrimination in all its forms and make all events as inclusive as possible. Were sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. He engaged in intercourse with Higgins and left her there on her own at about 3am, effectively naked and in an intoxicated state, the legal filing states. The interview and related publications in question were published well past that limitation period. His trial was aborted due to juror misconduct and prosecutors declined to proceed with a retrial, citing concerns about Higginss mental health. Can you tell me why you introduced a sexual assault and harassment policy in 2017? Renewals occur unless cancelled as per full Terms and Conditions. Allow up to 5 days for home delivery to commence (10 days in WA). Video, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. The only inference that I believe can be drawn is because there were sexual assaults and harassment at the NCMUN annual conference in 2016. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Mr Lehrmann launched legal action against Ms Wilkinson and Network 10, as well as journalist Samantha Maiden and News Corp Australias News Life Media over coverage of Ms Higgins allegations in February 2021. On Tuesday the trial of Lehrmann, a former political staffer, over the alleged sexual assault of Higgins inside Parliament House began in Canberra. If you experience sexual assault or harassment at the Conference, we will have multiple people who know how to deal with disclosures. Veteran journalist Lisa Wilkinson will seek to prove former federal Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann raped his then-colleague Brittany Higgins in Parliament House as part of a truth defence to his defamation claim against her and Network Ten. The document alleged the defamatory imputations that Mr Lehrmann raped Ms Higgins are substantially true, alleging: On March 22, 2019 Mr Lehrmann went the Dock Bar in Canberra with Ms Higgins and others and later went to a nightclub. Bruce Lehrmann has accused two major news organisations of being "recklessly indifferent to the truth" for reporting rape allegations made by his former colleague Brittany Higgins, legal documents . After passing through parliament security, Drumgold said Higgins remembered sitting in the office of their boss, the then defence industries minister, Linda Reynolds, before waking up on the couch with the accused having sex with her. Prices after the introductory pricing period may be varied as per full Terms and Conditions. See www.theaustralian.com.au/subscriptiontermsfor full details. We will also be making available an anonymous reporting form, if you are not comfortable talking to someone face to face. However, he said he had to weigh that against the prospect of harm caused by proceeding with the retrial. It also noted Lehrmann was not named by Wilkinson as the person the subject of Higgins allegation, or any subsequent time before he was charged in August 2021. A valid active email address and Australian mobile phone number are required for account set up. Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription. The Australian Digital 12 Month Plan costs $364 (min. Each such approach was timely, fair and reasonable, but despite that, Lehrmann elected not to respond at all, the defence says. Wilkinson had no contact with Samantha Maiden about Higgins, her allegations, exclusivity or otherwise prior to the broadcast of the first matter or at any other relevant time thereafter, the defence states. Mr Drumgold said this outweighed his belief there would be a reasonable prospect of securing a conviction. Copyright Nationwide News Pty Ltd. All times AEST (GMT +10:00). You already have a current subscription with us. The lawyers set out Wilkinsons sources and add that to Wilkinsons knowledge, extensive fact checking of the allegations made by Higgins was undertaken for some weeks by Network Ten including senior lawyers, senior news and current affairs executive Peter Meakin, and The Projects head of longform feature stories. Juries are required to reach a verdict only on evidence presented in the courtroom. During his opening address to the 16-person jury, the ACT director of public prosecutions, Shane Drumgold SC, said the jury would hear evidence Higgins had been as drunk as she had ever been in her life on the night of the alleged assault after a long drinking session at the Dock and 88mph bars in Canberra. 2022 in Canberra, Australia. You are likely familiar with the main things this involves: we wont tolerate bullying, harassment, intimidation, or slurs. Kangaroo Court of Australia is an independent website and is reliant on donations to keep publishing so please click on the Patreon button below and support independent journalism. They included Reynolds, the former defence minister, as well as Channel 10 journalist Lisa Wilkinson and News Corp reporter Samantha Maiden, who first aired the allegations in media reporting. Bruce Lehrmann was an official at the ANU NCMUN conference in 2016 as per the below picture and was still involved at least until February 2017 when they were looking for a new leadership team. Former political staffer Bruce Lehrmann is charged with sexually assaulting Brittany Higgins in the office of a government minister in March 2019. The Australian region where the sun shines 300 days a year. Her allegations were a catalyst for what's been called Australia's "Me Too moment", sparking huge protests over the safety of women, particularly in politics. If the court extends the limitation period and allows Lehrmanns case to proceed, Wilkinson will seek to rely on a series of defences to Lehrmanns claim, including truth and qualified privilege. The Channel 10 star has also denied she sought to exploit the allegations for professional gain. Lehrmann offered to share a taxi with Higgins, having told her that they were headed in the same direction, but once both were in the taxi, Lehrmann told Higgins that he had to stop somewhere first, the document states. The trial, set to run for two months, began in the Australian Capital Territory supreme court in Canberra on Tuesday morning. It also explains how you can access or seek correction of your personal information, how you can complain about a breach of the Australian Privacy Principles and how we will deal with a complaint of that nature. The statement of claim also alleges Ms Wilkinson was fighting with Ms Maiden over exclusivity for the story before publication. The spokesman added Lehrmann would take time off to be with family and friends to get away from this traumatising episode. While undergoing fact-checking, Ms Wilkinson says she understood there were constant efforts to check the veracity of allegations made by Ms Higgins and was satisfied her claims were truthful. Visit the Kangaroo Court of Australia shop by clicking on the above picture. Her defence says an allegation of recklessness is baseless, unjustified and unsupported by any fact. Lisa Wilkinsons defamation documents reveal she will fight with a truth defence, find out more about our policy and your choices, including how to opt-out here. The veteran journalist has retained her own legal team including high-profile defamation barrister Sue Chrysanthou SC in the matter. The evidence makes it clear that this is not limited to the harm of giving evidence in a witness box [and] rather applies whether or not the complainant is required to enter a witness box during a retrial., He paid tribute to Higgins as he concluded his brief statement, saying that during the investigation and trial as a sexual assault complainant, [Brittany] Higgins has faced a level of personal attack that I have not seen in over 20 years of doing this work. Read our privacy policy for more info. Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. Government sources say he will not be allowed to leave the country. (. Higgins woke some time later at about 2:30am and Lehrmann was on top of her having sexual intercourse with her Higgins did not consent to the sexual intercourse with Lehrmann. In a judgment by Chief Justice Lucy McCallum on April 29, 2022, in which she refused to halt the initial trial, the judge noted that in the weeks after Higgins went public with her claims in early 2021, allegations were published to the effect that the man who had sexually assaulted the complainant was also accused of having sexually assaulted or harassed a number of other women. Before giving her account to police in early 2021, Ms Higgins gave up her right to anonymity and went public with her claims in high-profile newspaper and television interviews. Mr Lehrmann's legal team said they were disappointed by the outcome, but said it would be inappropriate to comment further. His lawyer, Steven Whybrow, had argued parts of Ms Higgins's evidence were "totally and utterly inconsistent". For full details, see our Terms and Conditions www.theaustralian.com.au/connectedterms. Lehrmann filed Federal Court defamation proceedings against Ten and Wilkinson last month over Wilkinsons interview with Higgins on The Project, broadcast on February 15, 2021, and related publications on the 10Play website and YouTube. If you are feeling emotionally distressed and would like details of organisations in the UK which offer advice and support, go to bbc.co.uk/actionline. Subscription automatically renews at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. March 1, 2023 - 7:25PM Channel 10's Lisa Wilkinson has filed her defence in the defamation case brought by former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann accusing him of lying to police about taking "an intoxicated Brittany Higgins to Parliament House with the intention of having sexual intercourse". Renewals occur unless cancelled in accordance with the full Terms and Conditions. Ive recently received really compelling evidence from medical experts that the ongoing trauma associated with this prosecution presents a significant and unacceptable risk for the life of the complainant. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Lawyers for Wilkinson say in her written defence that Lehrmann was given multiple opportunities to respond before the first matter was broadcast, including two emails. cost) every 4 weeks unless cancelled as per full Terms and Conditions. On 22 March 2019, they both had drinks with colleagues and others in Canberra. Most Universities have problems with sexual assault so you would expect them to have policies to address it and the ANU would have had those policies for years. Mr Lehrmann's trial collapsed in October. 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Bruce Lehrmann is on trial before an ACT Supreme Court jury, charged with raping Brittany Higgins in March 2019. . Were sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. #ncmun17 (Click here to see on Facebook) (Click here to see a screenshot). She sought particulars of identification from Lehrmann through her solicitors on 15 February 2023 and those particulars have not been sufficiently supplied, her defence states. The aborting of the trial comes two days after jurors told the court they had been unable to reach a unanimous decision but were asked by the judge to try again. Each payment, once made, is non-refundable, subject to law. She said people who had attended the March for Justice in March 2021, followed Higgins on Twitter or attended a function at which she spoke should consider if they had signed up to one view or another on the case. The screenshot also confirms that Bruce Lehrmann also left Senator Linda Reynolds office (Home Affairs) in March 2019 which is when the alleged rapist was sacked, and he also didnt work for a few months afterwards which means he left Senator Reynolds office in a hurry. Enter your email address below and click on the follow button. The defence - which pleads truth and qualified privilege - claims that his dishonesty was deliberate and knowing and occurred in the course of the investigation of a crime, which amounted to perverting the course of justice.. cost) for the first 12 months, charged as $28 every 4 weeks. Mr Lehrmann's trial collapsed in October because of jury misconduct. He said she remembered being woken by the pain in her leg which she said was caused by Lehrmanns knee digging into her thigh, crying throughout the entire process and saying no at least half a dozen times. Bruce Lehrmann, the alleged parliament house rapist, was an official at the Australian National University (ANU) NCMUN annual conference in 2016 which was the year before new sexual assault and sexual harassment policies were introduced in 2017 for the NCMUN conference that seems to be related to what happened at the 2016 conference. He had pleaded not guilty to the charge, which has since been dropped by the DPP, and has continued to deny any allegation he sexually assaulted Ms Higgins at Parliament House in March 2019. Lehrmann has maintained his innocence and pleaded not guilty to raping Higgins in the office of their then-boss, Liberal minister Linda Reynolds, in Parliament House in the early hours of March 23, 2019, after a night out drinking with colleagues. What are the NSW Police doing? Bruce Lehrmann, the alleged parliament house rapist, was an official at the Australian National University (ANU) NCMUN annual conference in 2016 which was the year before new sexual assault and sexual harassment policies were introduced in 2017 for the NCMUN conference that seems to be related to what happened at the 2016 conference. . Payment will be charged to your Google Account. In his defamation claim filed with the court, Mr Lehrmann accused Channel 10 and Lisa Wilkinson of recklessness. Bruce Lehrmann is now accused of 3 sexual assaults. Read about our approach to external linking. 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