The former political staffer to whom Brittany Higgins first disclosed her rape allegation has been allowed to give evidence in a closed session this afternoon, as part of Bruce Lehrmann's defamation case against Network Ten and Lisa Wilkinson. The court heard Ms Brown was the first person to whom Ms Higgins disclosed her alleged rape as she was the senior political staffer in the office of Senator Linda Reynolds – for whom both Ms Higgins and Mr Lehrmann worked – at the time of the alleged rape at Parliament House in March 2019.
Mr Lehrmann is suing over an interview Ms Wilkinson did with Ms Higgins on The Project, in which he was not named as the alleged rapist, but claims he was identifiable.
He launched the action after the collapse of his criminal trial due to juror misconduct, with no findings against him.
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