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Maeve Bannister

DARK SECRETS: Higgins support person fronts lehrmann inquiry | Vintage Vibes

ACT Victims of Crime Commissioner Heidi Yates (right) acted as a support person for Brittany Higgins. Photo: AAP

Tensions between the right to the presumption of innocence and support for someone who purports to be a victim of crime are under the microscope at an inquiry into the criminal justice system’s response to Brittany Higgins’ rape allegation.

Ms Higgins alleges she was raped inside a ministerial office at Parliament House by her former colleague Bruce Lehrmann after a night out.

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