Brittany Higgins told police Bruce Lehrmann ‘made a pass’ at her weeks before alleged rape, court hears

Jurors shown 2021 police interviews with Higgins who says she rebuffed Lehrmann’s advances ‘mostly out of shock’ before alleged 2019 assault

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Brittany Higgins told police that Bruce Lehrmann “made a pass” at her during a work event just weeks before she alleges he raped her inside Parliament House, a Canberra court has been told.

Higgins faced Lehrmann in court for the first time on Wednesday when she took to the witness stand.

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