Senator Linda Reynolds consistently received 'dirty looks', stopped going out in public and feared her career was over after being accused of failing to support an alleged rape victim, her best friend has told a WA court.
Linda Reynolds 's brother and a friend have told the defamation hearing how the senator's life was in turmoil over allegations of her treatment of Brittany Higgins .
Andrew Reynolds and Denita Wawn were appearing as witnesses for Senator Reynolds in her defamation action against her former staffer, Brittany Higgins, who alleges she was raped by her then-colleague Bruce Lehrmann in Parliament House in March 2019.Mr Lehrmann was charged with rape but a criminal trial against him was discontinued due to juror misconduct, and he has always maintained his innocence.
She also described how Senator Reynolds broke down after failing to secure a shadow ministry following the election loss in 2022. Senator Reynolds was questioned extensively in parliament over the allegations in 2021, and ultimately collapsed in tears and was taken to hospital. Dean Carlson was appointed to supervise staff in Senator Reynolds's office when Ms Brown was relocated to Brisbane during the 2019 election campaign.Despite being heralded as a star witness in the case, it remains to be seen how former prime minister Scott Morrison's recollections will be much more than peripheral to the Brittany Higgins defamation trial.
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