Brittany Higgins kept dress unwashed for six months after alleged rape, court hears

Higgins tells court she didn't want allegation against Bruce Lehrmann to be a media frenzy' and wasn't sure if making complaint would cost her her job

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Brittany Higgins says she left the dress she wore on the night of her alleged rape untouched and unwashed for six months as she attempted to work out whether making a complaint would cause her to lose her job, a court has heard.

Higgins continued her evidence in the ACT supreme court on Thursday about the night she alleges she was raped by fellow political staffer Bruce Lehrmann on a couch opposite the desk of the then defence industry minister Linda Reynolds in March 2019.

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