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[–] Ilandar 17 points 6 months ago (4 children)

So what (if anything) is next?

[–] dbilitated 28 points 6 months ago

he's got a hearing on another rape trial in June. here's hoping for some justice

[–] maniacalmanicmania 15 points 6 months ago (3 children)

I don't know anything about the law, the first paragraphs says:

Bruce Lehrmann has lost his defamation case against Network Ten and Lisa Wilkinson, bringing to an end a sprawling legal saga which has gripped the nation.

Really? No more legal stuff? Lehrmann can't take this further?

[–] Zagorath 12 points 6 months ago

Like @[email protected] said, he could appeal. But the judge also ruled that if he had needed to award damages, they would have been very low. So if he did appeal, he'd have to not only prove that the judgment was wrong to go against him, but also that damages should have been much higher. That makes the idea of an appeal much less...appealing.

Mr Lehrmann would have been entitled to more than a nominal award but as the above analysis demonstrates, his award of ordinary compensatory damages would be very modest. Hence any augmentation of damages occasioned by the aggravating conduct, comes from a very low base. If it had been necessary to assess damages in favour of Mr Lehrmann, the appropriate and rational relationship between the actual harm sustained and the damages awarded would lead to total damages of $20,000.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago

@maniacalmanicmania @Ilandar Lehrmann is a low life who has powerful and rich backers like Channel Seven ....they deserve each other!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago
[–] kowcop 8 points 6 months ago

I guess it is his Toowoomba rape trial

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago

@Ilandar @vividspecter if there was any justice, it would be a retrial of the original charge of raping Brittany Higgins :(