Bruce Lehrmann revealed as high-profile man charged with Toowoomba rape

Changes to Queensland law allow for naming of Lehrmann, who was thrust into national spotlight after being accused of raping Brittany Higgins, a claim he strenuously denied

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Bruce Lehrmann has been revealed as the high-profile" man accused of raping a woman in Toowoomba two years ago.

Lehrmann can now be named after his lawyers lost their judicial review of a Toowoomba magistrate's ruling that he should not be granted a non-publication order to maintain his anonymity.

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