A Queensland MP has given evidence in the Federal Court that Brittany Higgins told him she had been raped in Parliament House within days of the alleged assault. Liberal National Party MP Sam O’Connor testified that Higgins had mentioned the word 'rape' and said she had been taken back to Parliament House by a Liberal Party staffer.
A Queensland MP has given evidence in the Federal Court that Brittany Higgins told him she had been raped in Parliament House within days of the alleged assault. Liberal National Party MP Sam O’Connor testified that Higgins had mentioned the word 'rape' and said she had been taken back to Parliament House by a Liberal Party staffer. O’Connor's testimony was given in defense of a defamation suit brought against Ten and journalist Lisa Wilkinson over an interview with Higgins.
Higgins had informed O’Connor about the incident in a phone call on March 29, 2019
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