Liberal Senator Linda Reynolds is pursuing a defamation motion towards Brittany Higgins’ fiance David Sharaz.
In a writ lodged with the Supreme Court docket of Western Australia, the native senator claimed Sharaz falsely defamed her through two tweets posted in 2022.
Higgins alleged she was raped in 2019 by Bruce Lehrmann inside Senator Reynolds’ ministerial workplace, for whom they each labored as staffers.
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Lehrmann constantly denied the allegation, and his trial within the ACT Supreme Court docket was derailed by juror misconduct.
Prosecutors determined to not pursue additional motion.
Senator Reynolds on Friday confirmed she engaged “main defamation legal professionals”, and pointed to Sharaz as a “fixed participant” in trolling over Higgins’ case.
“For the very best a part of the final two years I’ve been the topic of harassing and extremely distressing trolling on social media concerning myself and my conduct in respect of occasions regarding Ms Brittany Higgins which has broken my status and triggered me, my household and my employees, appreciable stress and anguish,” Senator Reynolds mentioned.
“Mr Sharaz has been a relentless participant within the trolling.
“In mild of the conclusion of the prison trial and the decision of the civil motion involving Ms Higgins and the Commonwealth, I’m now at liberty to take steps to vindicate my status and supply some reality to the issues the topic of those trolling feedback. “
Senator Reynolds was searching for damages together with aggravated damages, an injunction stopping Sharaz from publishing the defamatory materials or comparable phrases, and curiosity on damages, in line with the writ.
Regulation agency Arnold Bloch Leibler confirmed it was advising Sharaz, however mentioned it will not remark any additional on the matter.
Perth agency Bennett confirmed it was representing Senator Reynolds.
