Ten and News Corp aim to prove Brittany Higgins’ rape allegations in defamation case
by Christopher Knaus from World news | The Guardian on (#69JBQ)
The media outlets, which are being sued by Bruce Lehrmann, say their teams took great lengths to verify the story
News Corp and Network Ten will both seek to prove the truth of Brittany Higgins' allegations of rape and say their experienced journalists took great effort to verify and corroborate a story of clear public interest, according to defence documents filed on Tuesday.
Lehrmann is suing both media companies and star journalists Lisa Wilkinson and Samantha Maiden over their initial reporting of Higgins' allegations in February 2021.
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