Bruce Lehrmann named as accused in Toowoomba rape case
Former parliamentary staffer Bruce Lehrmann, who was accused of raping fellow staffer Brittany Higgins in Parliament House, has been identified as the high-profile man accused of rape in another case.
The latest charges relate to an alleged incident in October 2021 with a woman Lehrmann met in a nightclub only weeks after he first appeared in a Canberra court with respect to the Brittany Higgins allegations.
The naming of Lehrmann in relation to the Toowoomba case is the result of the recent repeal of Queensland laws that suppressed the identity of the accused in sexual assault cases until or unless they are committed to stand trial, and a suppression order being lifted by Queensland Supreme Court judge Peter Applegarth.
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