Original article by Kristin Shorten, Remy Varga, Sarah Ison
The Australian – Page: 1 & 5 : 28-Oct-22

Alleged rape victim Brittany Higgins could potentially face a contempt of court charge over comments she made after the trial of Bruce Lehrmann was aborted. Higgins addressed the media after the jury had been discharged, stating that she felt that she had been the person on trial as her life had been publicly scrutinised while Lehrmann was not required to give evidence during his trial. Lehrmann’s lawyers have referred Higgins to both the Australian Federal Police and the ACT Supreme Court over the comments. The jury was discharged after it emerged that one of them had an academic paper on sexual assault. Justice Lucy McCullum said she had warned the jurors on multiple occasions that they must not undertake any research of their own on matters relating to the case. Lehrmann will face a new trial in February.

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