Bruce Lehrmann tells his side of the story in a TV interview – so why did he decline to in court? | Richard Ackland
Had he been cross-examined at the trial, the questions would likely have been more rigorous than those asked on Seven’s Spotlight program
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Viewers of Channel Seven’s interview with Bruce Lehrmann on Sunday were told that this was a special occasion because it was the first opportunity he had to tell his side of the story about the Parliament House rape allegation.
Actually, the first opportunity was during his rape trial, an opportunity Lehrmann declined to take. Instead, he exercised his right to silence while his accuser, Brittany Higgins, was questioned for four days.
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