Legal and media experts in Australia have weighed in on the high-profile sexual assault trial of former Liberal Party staffer Brittany Higgins, saying the media should “have no room” in the jury’s judgment in order to have a fair trial outcome.
The comment comes after the Australian Capital Territory Supreme Court delayed Higgins’ trial until October, citing concerns that journalist Lisa Wilkinson’s speech at the Logies could prejudice the trial.
Wilkinson won the award for her reporting of Higgins’ allegation in which the former Liberal staffer accused her colleague of sexually assaulting her at the Parliament house in 2019.
In her speech, Wilkinson mentioned and praised Higgins as a sexual assault survivor, although the man has pleaded not guilty to the charge of sexual intercourse….