
Network Ten Criticised as Being ‘Grossly Improper’ Despite Lehrmann Win
Published on April 15, 2024
Network Ten has been slammed over its failure to probe deficiencies in Brittany Higgins’ claims of a federal government rape cover-up, despite winning a defamation dispute with Bruce Lehrmann. On April 15, Federal Court Justice Michael Lee found Lehrmann was recklessly indifferent as he raped Ms. Higgins on a couch in the office of their then boss Senator Linda Reynolds in March 2019. The judge found a February 2021 report on The Project contained a true statement regarding the sexual assault. But he criticised Ten for its failure to properly look into other claims by Ms. Higgins, including that she was pressured into remaining silent about what happened....
