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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Richard Ackland

It took a well-equipped, forensic judge to unstitch Lehrmann – and hand the media a rare win

Bruce Lehrmann (centre) departs the Federal Court of Australia
‘Lehrmann insisted nothing happened, but as the judge wrote, he was not going back to Parliament House to show her “Qing Dynasty ceramics”.’ Photograph: Bianca de Marchi/AAP

“Having escaped the lions’ den, Mr Lehrmann made the mistake of going back for his hat.”

Or another way of putting it, why on earth would Bruce Lehrmann go to court with a defamation claim over a rape allegation knowing there was evidence that could demolish his case and wreck his reputation?

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