• NathA
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    8 months ago

    Bruce Lehrmann raped Brittany Higgins, judge finds.

    I’m shocked, I tell you!

    Extra bonus comment: “Having escaped the lion’s den, Mr Lehrmann made the mistake of coming back for his hat.
    Such a great way to put it. That criminal trial was not going his way. When he escaped with a mistrial, he really should have faded into obscurity. But noooooooooo, he willingly went back for more. Idiot.

    To think, 5 years ago, he harbored the idea of going into politics.

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      8 months ago

      so now can we drag 7 over the coals for buying this fucker hookers and blow?

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      8 months ago

      Good. (The validation of the finding, not that it happened.) They put her through so much shit.

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      He’s so full of himself, it’s amazing his head can squeeze through the courtroom doors. But I guess that’s what makes a personality for politics, probably would have risen to the top in no time. Hopefully he finally fades away never to be seen again.

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      Been looking at this today. Sadly even though the judge has come to that judgement it can’t incur any criminal penalties according to the ABC.

      "“I hasten to stress this is a finding on the balance of probabilities.”

      Mr Lehrmann faced a criminal trial in the ACT Supreme Court in 2022, which collapsed without a verdict due to juror misconduct.

      This trial is a civil defamation trial where the burden of proof is less and does not lead to any criminal punishment."

      Despite that it’s a good ruling.