Lisa Wilkinson has spoken out after winning the defamation case brought forward by Bruce Lehrmann – after a judge found he raped Brittany Higgins in Parliament House in 2019.
Mr Lehrmann was suing Network Ten and Wilkinson for defamation over a February 2021 report on The Project in which Brittany Higgins claimed he raped her in a Parliament House office almost two years prior.
Outside court, a vindicated Lisa Wilkinson said: ‘Today the federal court has found that I published a true story about a rape at a federal politician’s office in March 2019.
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Lisa Wilkinson (right) is pictured alongside her barrister Sue Chrysanthou SC
‘I sincerely hope the judgment gives strength to women around the country.
‘I’m also so grateful to have had the benefit of our independent legal team’.
She thanked her barrister Sue Chrysanthou SC, her supportive family and friends and ‘generous’ members of the public who often approach her in tears.
‘Her expertise and wise council have been a source of ongoing strength to me for the past 14 months.
‘Throughout every step of this process I have been surrounded by the love of my incredibly supportive family.
‘As well as incredibly supportive friends and colleagues. I can never thank then enough.
‘I also wanted to say how grateful I am to members of the public who approached me almost every single day to express often through tears their unwavering support.’
Bruce Lehrmann didn’t say a word as he charged through the press pack following the ruling from Justice Lee
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