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Brittany Higgins to pursue complaint of rape in Parliament office to Australian Federal Police
A former federal ministerial staffer plans to re-instigate a police complaint that she was raped in Parliament House in Canberra.
Key points:
- The ABC understands Brittany Higgins wishes to ask police to pursue her allegation of rape
- Ms Higgins says the attack happened in Minster Linda Reynolds’ office by a colleague
- She said she felt she would lose her dream job if she returned home to Queensland after the alleged attack
Brittany Higgins alleged, on Channel Ten’s The Project, she was raped by a male colleague in the office of the then-Defence Industry Minister, Linda Reynolds, after a night out in the weeks before the 2019 election was called.
Ms Higgins said she decided not to pursue a complaint with the police as she felt pressure that it…
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