Brittany Higgins said she had not fully understood Australia’s “asymmetrical criminal justice system” before she raised rape allegations against a colleague, and has called for reform. “While the pursuit of justice is essential for my office and for the community in general, the safety of a complainant in a sexual assault matter must be paramount,” he said on Friday. She said her experience “is the reality of how complainants in sexual assault cases are treated”. Higgins referred to the statistics showing how few sexual assault allegations made it to court, and how little of those resulted in convictions. With no prospect of a retrial, he remains innocent of any alleged rape of Higgins.
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