If Bruce Lehrmann was charged with 'one count of sexual intercourse without consent' but has maintained that no sex took place at all then this case looks quite simple.
Evidence would have needed to be provided by the prosecution that sex actually did take place. Was there a proper medical examination done at the time which could prove this?
The answer apparently, is "no" , so is it any wonder that the jury was loathe to find Bruce guilty.
If cases like this which hinge on one persons word against another with no corroborating evidence then NO verdict could be called "safe" and would always win on appeal anyway.
In fact this is more like a civil case and the law should be changed to force cases like this into civil proceedings and then the complainant can pay instead of the taxpayer.
Drumgold has lost the plot. See this...
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/dec/08/bruce-lehrmann-trial-brittany-higgins-dpp-director-public-prosecution-shane-drumgold-act-police
If Bruce Lehrmann was charged with 'one count of sexual intercourse without consent' but has maintained that no sex took place at all then this case looks quite simple.
Evidence would have needed to be provided by the prosecution that sex actually did take place. Was there a proper medical examination done at the time which could prove this?
The answer apparently, is "no" , so is it any wonder that the jury was loathe to find Bruce guilty.
If cases like this which hinge on one persons word against another with no corroborating evidence then NO verdict could be called "safe" and would always win on appeal anyway.
In fact this is more like a civil case and the law should be changed to force cases like this into civil proceedings and then the complainant can pay instead of the taxpayer.