Lehrmann in 2021 was charged with raping Higgins, resulting in a high-profile courtroom case that ended after an occasion of juror misconduct final 12 months.
Lehrmann pleaded not responsible in courtroom and has strenuously maintained his innocence.
During final night time’s interview, CCTV footage was aired for the primary time that confirmed Lehrmann and Higgins getting into Parliament House on the night time of the alleged assault.
He stated he and Higgins had gone their separate methods after getting into the workplace of Senator Linda Reynolds.
Asked the way it was that Higgins had ended up bare on a sofa within the workplace, Lehrmann stated it was a “great question”.
“I can’t talk to that because I never saw her again. That was news to me with the rest of the country,” he stated.
Lehrmann additionally used to the interview to criticise ACT Director of Public Prosecutions Shane Drumgold, who after the trial was aborted stated that whereas no retrial can be pursued, he believed there had been cheap prospects of Lehrmann’s conviction.
“He took my opportunity for a not guilty verdict away from me, but he then told Australia, ‘I still could have won it’,” Lehrmann stated.
Source: www.9news.com.au
