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Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann lodges a notice of appeal with the Federal Court after a ruling by Justice Michael Lee that on the balance of probabilities he did rape Brittany Higgins at Parliament House in 2019.
High-profile court case enters another difficult phase with a last-minute lodge of appeal.
In April, Justice Michael Lee had ruled that Lehrmann was not defamed by Network Ten and Wilkinson, while concluding that he most likely raped Brittany Higgins at Parliament House.
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