Bruce Lehrmann’s legal team gets access to alleged Toowoomba rape victim’s phone messages
by Australian Associated Press from World news | The Guardian on (#6G14V)
Committal proceedings adjourned for six weeks while Lehrmann's solicitor reviews 400-500 files sent by Queensland police last week
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Lawyers for rape-accused former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann have been granted six weeks to review hundreds of phone records handed over by police.
Lehrmann, 28, is accused of raping a woman twice at Toowoomba, west of Brisbane, in October 2021 and the charges are in a committal process to determine if there are sufficient grounds to proceed to a trial.
In Australia, information and support for anyone affected by rape or sexual abuse issues is available at 1800Respect (1800 737 732)
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