An officer who investigated Brittany Higgins’ rape allegation said she and her partner David Sharaz used the media as a tool and the former Liberal staffer wanted to see how the story of her claim “played out” before providing a statement to police.
A police officer who investigated Brittany Higgins’ rape allegation said the former Liberal staffer and partner David Sharaz used the media as a tool, and she wanted to see how the story of her claim “played out” before providing a statement to investigators.
“I believe the level of media involvement did affect the conduct of the investigation of Ms Higgins’ complaint,” Frizzell said. Frizzell said that in early 2021 Sharaz told her Higgins had done a pre-recorded interview with Network Ten’sUnder questioning from Lehrmann’s barrister, Steven Whybrow, during the trial, Higgins said she was speaking to both police and the media to highlight what she believed was a systemic cultural problem.“I wanted to reform this issue,” Higgins said at the time. “I stand by my choice and I’m not ashamed of that.
“I was trying to give them to people, I wanted them to exist,” Higgins said of photos and messages she kept on her phone.Frizzell said Higgins told her that news.com.au journalist Samantha Maiden was relaying to her what she had uncovered before reporting on it in the media.“Ms Higgins added at times Ms Maiden’s comments influenced her memories and questioned if her memory is a result of being told information,” the officer’s statement says.
After ACT Director of Public Prosecutions Shane Drumgold, SC, announced he was discontinuing the case against Lehrmann on December 2, the ACT government launched a review into the handling of the case, which was partly spurred by a public breakdown in the relationship between the police and the DPP.
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