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The head of a victim support service has stood by her decision to publicly accompany Brittany Higgins to the criminal trial of the man she accused of raping her, despite criticism.
"It was as though Ms Yates was in a minefield but didn’t know it. The commissioner gave her safe ways out. All to no avail. She wouldn’t step on to that path." HUGH SELBY on the final day of the Sofronoff Inquiry's public hearings.
Evidence from police and DPP witnesses at the Sofronoff Inquiry into how the justice system handled Brittany Higgins’ rape allegations has revealed a shambolic trail of errors.
"Like historical sex crimes, victims do not forget. They raise what happened with the right people who do nothing. There comes a time and a season, and it is now," writes legal columnist HUGH SELBY.
"If Mr Lehrmann's recall is accurate, then ACT Legal Aid has lost its way and needs to be brought back to the main road. If his recall is wrong then we need to be told that," writes legal columnist HUGH SELBY.