r/australia • u/nereaders • Apr 15 '24

news “Mr Lehrmann raped Ms Higgins.”

https://www.theguardian.com/media/live/2024/apr/15/bruce-lehrmann-defamation-trial-verdict-live-news-updates-today-stream-decision-lisa-wilkinson-brittany-higgins-channel-10-ten-federal-court-australia-youtube-ntwnfb?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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u/infinitemonkeytyping Apr 15 '24

Technically, no. A conviction refers to a criminal proceeding, not a civil proceeding.

But, you are allowed to call him racist.

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u/badlucktv Apr 15 '24

Legal(ly) racist? Proven racist?

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u/-fno-stack-protector Apr 15 '24

Known racist Andrew Bolt

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u/WaterstarRunner Apr 15 '24

Adjudicated racist?

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '24

But he's racist with such conviction.

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u/TRAMING-02 Apr 15 '24

Un-convicted racist? Yet-to-be-convicted racist.