It’s been a famous case here in Australia. A parliament staffer accused of raping an underling yada yada. He was initially acquitted of the crime of rape, but decided to appeal the verdict in a civil court. Big fuck-up. As some judge quipped at the time..” Having escaped the lion’s den, Mr Lehrmann made the mistake of coming back for his hat”.
Things ain’t going well for Bruce. His latest forays into the court system have essentially found his case without any merit. Poor Bruce.
She submitted there was a difference between what she described as the “violent rape” alleged by Ten and Wilkinson, in which Higgins said no repeatedly, and the “non-violent rape” Lee ultimately found had occurred. At times, she characterised this as a finding of a “soft rape”.
Reserving a place for her in the Suffer in Hell thread right now.
Not quite. The jury was discharged in his criminal trial after the misconduct of a member. Bruce then sued Channel 10 and Lisa Wilkinson for defamation in one of the worst decisions since Ben Roberts-Smith decided to sue Channel 9.
He was unsuccessful in the defamation matter (and was found on the balance of probabilities to be a rapist) and is appealing that. His lawyer’s performance in the appeal has been something. Oh and he’s also facing rape charges over a different incident in Toowoomba.