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Rex Martinich

EXPLAINED: Lehrmann revealed as high profile man charged with rape | Vintage Vibes

Bruce Lehrmann can be publicly named as the high-profile man accused of rape in Toowoomba. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

Former federal Liberal Party staffer Bruce Lehrmann can now be revealed as the man facing rape charges in Queensland after a failed legal battle to keep his name suppressed.

Lehrmann, who has not been required to appear in court and remains on bail, faces two counts of raping a woman at Toowoomba, west of Brisbane, in October 2021, which he has denied.

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