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Lehrmann is suing Lisa Wilkinson and Network Ten for defamation in the federal court of Australia. Follow the latest news and updates from the trial today
- Watch the Bruce Lehrmann live stream on YouTube here
- Network Ten producer tells Bruce Lehrmann defamation trial he ‘did not have proof’ of some claims in ‘explosive’ Brittany Higgins story
Lisa Wilkinson, who is second respondent to the defamation suit brought by Bruce Lehrmann, is due in the witness box at the federal court today for the start of what is expected to be a two-day evidence session.
Lehrmann is suing Wilkinson and her employer Network Ten over an interview with Brittany Higgins broadcast on The Project in 2021, which he alleges defamed him by suggesting he raped Higgins in 2019.
In December, ACT prosecutors dropped charges against Lehrmann for the alleged rape of Higgins, saying a retrial would pose an “unacceptable risk” to her health.
Lehrmann has always denied the allegation. He had pleaded not guilty to one charge of sexual intercourse without consent, denying that any sexual activity had occurred.
The trial, which heard from 29 witnesses over almost three weeks, was abandoned after a juror brought in outside research papers on sexual assault.
