The former Liberal staffer is accused of stealing a Toyota Prado near Hobart.
Lehrmann appeared via phone link in the Magistrates Court of Tasmania on Monday charged with theft of a motor vehicle. He is yet to enter a plea.The vehicle, a Toyota Prado, is alleged to have been stolen on November 20 from Mountain River, about 30 kilometres south-east of Hobart.Magistrate Reg Marron adjourned the matter to June 19.
In a statement, Tasmania Police said Lehrmann was arrested, charged and bailed on December 2 last year. Lehrmann last year lost his multimillion-dollar defamation suit against the Ten Network and presenter Lisa Wilkinson over an interview with his former colleague Brittany Higgins aired onthat Lehrmann had raped Higgins in Parliament House in 2019. Lee subsequently ordered Lehrmann to pay $2 million to Ten to cover some of the costs of its successful defence.an order known as a stay in October last year to halt enforcement of the costs order until the appeal is determined.
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