Bruce Lehrmann alleges ABC YouTube clip of Higgins speech was ‘attempt to prejudice jury’

The former Liberal staffer alleges in court documents that the ABC broadcast of the National Press Club address defamed him by suggesting he raped Brittany Higgins, which he denies

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Bruce Lehrmann has alleged in court documents that the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's decision to publish a full broadcast of Brittany Higgins' address to the National Press Club was an apparent contemptuous attempt to prejudice the jury" in his trial.

Lehrmann is suing the ABC for its decision to live broadcast Higgins' and Grace Tame's joint press club address in February 2022 and later upload the video to its YouTube channel in full.

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