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Miklos Bolza

'Rough and forceful' rape did not happen, says Lehrmann

Bruce Lehrmann has again denied sexually assaulting Brittany Higgins on their boss's office sofa. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

Ex-Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann has denied encouraging Brittany Higgins to get drunk at a bar and then raping her while he was "sweaty and grunting" on a federal minister's couch.

Facing questioning for the third day in his defamation case against Network Ten and journalist Lisa Wilkinson, Lehrmann was asked about attending Parliament House with Ms Higgins in the early hours of March 23, 2019.

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