More Fallout From the Lehrmann Case: Reynolds Sues Prosecutor, ACT for Defamation
Published on December 8, 2023
With Bruce Lehrmann still in the middle of his defamation case against Channel Ten, News Corp. Australia, and Lisa Wilkinson, secondary players in the saga are also busy issuing writs. The latest is a defamation case against the ACT government and former Chief Prosecutor Shane Drumgold, brought by Senator Linda Reynolds. Mr. Lehrmann was accused of raping fellow Liberal Party staffer Brittany Higgins in Senator Reynold’s office, in a criminal case that was aborted last year due to juror misconduct. A subsequent retrial was eventually dropped by Mr. Drumgold in December 2022, saying it was “no longer in the public interest to pursue a prosecution at the risk of the complainant’s life.”...