Bruce Lehrmann set to face Toowoomba court for rape committal hearing
Former parliamentary staffer Bruce Lehrmann is expected to front Toowoomba Magistrates Court for a committal hearing after he was charged with raping a woman twice in 2021.
Police allege the 29-year-old raped a woman on two occasions while he was living in his hometown in October 2021.
He has not yet entered pleas, but he has indicated he will defend the charges.
Mr Lehrmann has previously been excused from attending court, but he is required to be present on Monday for a committal hearing.
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Bruce Lehrmann has been charged with raping a woman twice in October 2021. NCA NewsWire / David Swift Credit: NCA NewsWire
His barrister, Patrick Wilson, is expected to cross-examine witnesses in the case against his client during the half-day hearing.
After he was charged with the offences in 2021, Mr Lehrmann was known only as a “high profile man” in media reports about the allegations.
However, his identity was revealed after Queensland legislation was modified to allow people accused of sexual offences to be identified before being committed to stand trial.
After the law changed, the former political staffer lost his subsequent bid to seek a non-publication order to continue to protect his identity.