Ten has alleged in documents filed in the Federal Court that former federal Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann was sexually attracted to Brittany Higgins.
Network Ten has joined its star journalist Lisa Wilkinson in indicating it will seek to prove former federal Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann raped his then-colleague Brittany Higgins in Parliament House as part of its defence to his defamation claim against the news outlet.
The interviews at the centre of the lawsuits, marking Higgins’ first comments in public, were published two years ago. The limitation period issue is expected to be addressed at a preliminary hearing on March 16. The parties will attend a first case management hearing on Wednesday. He pleaded not guilty to the charge. His trial was aborted in October last year due to juror misconduct and the charge was later dropped altogether amid concerns about Higgins’ mental health. Lehrmann has always maintained his innocence.If the court finds Lehrmann was identified by the broadcast, Ten admits that it conveyed the defamatory claims alleged by his lawyers including the central claim of rape. It says the initial broadcast had an average national audience of approximately 726,728.
Ten’s lawyers also say Lehrmann “contrived to meet Higgins” on March 2, 2019, at the Kingston Hotel in Canberra with a senior media adviser to his boss, Reynolds.
Philippines Latest News, Philippines Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Ten joins Wilkinson in seeking to prove rape in Lehrmann defamation caseBreaking: Network Ten has joined Lisa Wilkinson in indicating it will seek to prove former federal Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann raped his then-colleague Brittany Higgins as part of its defence to his defamation claim against the news outlet.
Read more »
Ten Hag accuses Manchester United of being ‘unprofessional’ in Liverpool routErik ten Hag accused Manchester United of unprofessionalism after they endured a humiliating and historic 7-0 defeat at their arch rivals Liverpool
Read more »
Ten of the most influential women in Australian sportFrom federal ministers to elite athletes to influential journalists, here's a list of the women who shape the Australian sporting landscape.
Read more »
Federal government on the hook for 70pc of rapidly expanding NDISBureaucrats urged Labor to review deals that force the federal government to cover budget overruns in the National Disability Insurance Scheme.
Read more »
Sally Rugg’s bid to keep working for Monique Ryan dismissed by federal courtJudge says it would likely not be ‘tolerable’ for pair to work together until the beginning of Fair Work dismissal case
Read more »
‘A fiscal sinkhole’: NDIS to cost federal government more than entire defence budget annuallyThe NDIS is being described as a “fiscal sinkhole” as it will soon cost $60 billion a year to run, which is more than the entire defence budget, says Sky News host Peta Credlin. “The Coalition, in government, wanted to and establish in an objective vetting system, where access to the NDIS was controlled by the government and independent medicos, rather than by the clients' doctors, and other health specialists,” Ms Credlin said. “But in a furious reaction from Labor at the time, and the disability lobby, about so-called ‘cuts’, to a service where costs were actually exploding, so not being cut, well that meant this never happened. She questioned if its creator, Disabilities Minister Bill Shorten, has “the will” to “reign in the scheme” before public support for it erodes quickly.
Read more »