'She was a very credible person,' says friend of woman who claims minister raped her in 1988

Jeremy Samuel says the incident was a very, very heavy weight on her. I'm incredibly sad for her on so many levels'

Jeremy Samuel says he met the woman who has alleged she was raped by a cabinet minister in January 1988 during that same year.

I was her friend," Samuel told Guardian Australia on Monday. I just want to say that my friend was an incredibly smart, witty, talented and capable person."