Both Brittany Higgins and Bruce Lehrmann are expected to be subjected to cross-examination in an upcoming defamation trial.
Network 10 is defending a defamation suit launched by Bruce Lehrmann, one of at least four he initiated after the rape trial against him was abandoned last year.Lehrmann is expected to speak under oath about the night for the first time. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Gary Ramage
In response, Network 10’s legal team has flagged that it plans to include expert evidence about the rarity of false rape complaints in its defence. The first expert will discuss the impact of sexual assault on victims and their memory, while the second will analyse a toxicology report to highlight the level of Ms Higgins’ intoxication at the time.“As to the first report, which in addition to opining about the typical behaviour of victims of sexual assault, also posits opinion that false complaints are rare,” said Mr Lehrmann’s barrister, Matthew Richardson SC.
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