Timeline of Brittany Higgins Alleged Rape
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Presented is a partial timeline of events related to the alleged rape of Brittany Higgins. Higgins has claimed that she was raped by Bruce Lehrmann and the matter has now gone to trial.
| Date | Events |
|---|---|
| 22 March 2019 | Late in the evening Higgins enters an office workplace in Parliament House in the company of Bruce Lehrmann. |
| 23 March 2019 | Bruce Lehrmann leaves. Higgins is discovered alone in the office by a female security guard partially undressed. When the security guard asked her if she was ok she indicated she was "fine".[1] Later in the day the office is cleaned by parliamentary cleaning staff. |
| 25 March 2019 | Higgins sent a text to her father in which she said "I'm fine but just wanted to give you a heads up there was an incident with a person at work being inappropriate. Can't give you details now."[2][3] |
| 26 March 2019 | Higgins and Bruce Lehrmann are called in to separate disciplinary meetings stemming from their entry to Parliament House after hours, which is considered to be a security breach. Higgins alleges she was raped by Bruce Lehrmann. |
| 1 April 2019 | Bruce Lehrmann dismissed from his employment at Parliament House as a result of the security breach.[4][5] |
| 5 April 2019 | A formal letter of termination is sent to Bruce Lehrmann.[6] |
| 13 April 2019 | Higgins withdraws her complaint.[7][8] |
| 15 February 2021 | Higgins goes public.[9][10] |
| 20 February 2021 | Second woman claims she was sexually assaulted by Bruce Lehrmann.[11][12] |
| 22 February 2021 | Third and fourth women claim they were sexually assaulted by Bruce Lehrmann.[13][14][15][16] |
| 31 May 2022 | Original trial date of 6 June 2022 is deferred.[17] |
| 4 October 2022 | Trial of Bruce Lehrmann begins. |
| 27 October 2022 | Mistrial declared following misconduct by a juror.[18] |
| 2 December 2022 | The Director of Public Prosecutions for the Australian Capital Territory, Shane Drumgold, announced that the charges against Bruce Lehrmann would be withdrawn.[19] This appears to constitute a nolle prosequi. |
| 3 December 2022 | It is publicly disclosed that sensitive information in improperly disclosed to Bruce Lehrmann's defence team in October 2021 and that police had doubts about Higgin's credibility before Bruce Lehrmann was charged.[20][21][22][23] |
| 4 December 2022 | Higgins reportedly seeking compensation from Senator Linda Reynolds, MP Michaelia Cash and the Commonwealth of Australia for personal injury.[24] |
See Also
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References
- ↑ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11280973/Brittany-Higgins-alleged-rape-Parliament-House-Bruce-Lehrmann-DENIES-having-sex-her.html
- ↑ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11286215/Brittany-Higgins-reveals-Lisa-Wilkinson-FURIOUS-timing-interview-Project.html
- ↑ https://archive.ph/BWgfb
- ↑ https://www.westernadvocate.com.au/story/7133304/timeline-of-higgins-incident-and-response/
- ↑ https://archive.ph/a5rm5
- ↑ https://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/courts-law/bruce-lehrmanns-whiskey-stop-at-parliament-house/news-story/41971205085191fe2f074afd6ffac565
- ↑ https://www.westernadvocate.com.au/story/7133304/timeline-of-higgins-incident-and-response/
- ↑ https://archive.ph/a5rm5
- ↑ https://www.westernadvocate.com.au/story/7133304/timeline-of-higgins-incident-and-response/
- ↑ https://archive.ph/a5rm5
- ↑ https://www.pedestrian.tv/news/brittany-higgins-new-allegations-second-woman/
- ↑ https://archive.ph/w98jS
- ↑ https://www.themandarin.com.au/149789-third-woman-alleges-sexual-assault-by-same-man-as-brittany-higgins/
- ↑ https://archive.ph/nhrps
- ↑ https://www.9news.com.au/national/brittany-higgins-third-woman-comes-forward-with-allegations-against-liberal-staffer/7d34c06f-6928-4b34-8d25-8c3d8d3d5360
- ↑ https://archive.ph/wip/8W8Q0
- ↑ https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-31/bruce-lehrmann-rape-trial-brittany-higgins-delayed/101114602
- ↑ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/brittany-higgins-rape-trial-bruce-lehrmann-b2211603.html
- ↑ https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/rape-charge-dropped-against-bruce-lehrmann-who-was-accused-of-sexually-assaulting-brittany-higgins/ar-AA14Nypl
- ↑ https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/greatly-concerned-prosecutor-warns-of-potentially-unlawful-disclosures-about-brittany-higgins/ar-AA14QsGt
- ↑ https://archive.ph/D3goz
- ↑ https://www.news.com.au/national/brittany-higgins-sensitive-evidence-disclosed-to-lehrmanns-legal-team-by-police/news-story/a7bf8118ad765031520444cfa0586954
- ↑ https://archive.ph/byUyo
- ↑ https://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/courts-law/brittany-higgins-milliondollar-compensation-claim-after-collapse-of-rape-trial/news-story/62f64ec5c6410a545cd7c46e8d20316f