"Verdict: Former Gov't Staffer Found Guilty of Raping Colleague in Parliament Office"
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An Australian judge dismissed a defamation suit and found that a former government adviser, Bruce Lehrmann, had raped his colleague, Brittany Higgins, in a Parliament House office. The judge's decision was based on the "balance of probabilities" standard used in civil trials. This case has raised questions about Australia's defamation laws and the handling of sexual abuse and misconduct in Parliament.
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