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Staffer accused of raping Brittany Higgins in Parliament House had history of security breaches, says Scott Morrison
A former government staffer who allegedly raped Brittany Higgins was accused of breaching security on a previous occasion, the Prime Minister has revealed.
Key points:
- Scott Morrison told a press conference the man had been involved in an earlier security breach involving classified documents
- He says the second breach, on the night of alleged rape, was the “final straw”
- The government says it did not know about the rape allegation when the man was fired
When Ms Higgins went public with her allegation a month ago, Scott Morrison said the man had been sacked in the days after the alleged incident in March 2019 for a security breach.
Defence Minister Linda Reynolds, whose office Ms Higgins said the assault happened in, said at the time he…
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