Brittany Higgins lashes out at cops who investigated her fresh spray rape allegations – blasting them over what she calls a ‘fun flier’: ‘They made me feel violated’
- Brittany Higgins said the police were “horrible” to her
- Some officers left the force after the public inquiry
Brittany Higgins has lashed out at officers investigating her rape allegations amid claims that an investigation into the case has destroyed the careers of 13 officers.
Ms Higgins reactivated her Instagram account on Wednesday morning, after a short break, to denounce the Australian Federal Police’s handling of her 2021 allegation against Bruce Lehrmann.
Mr Lehrmann has always denied raping Ms Higgins in the House of Parliament in 2019.
Ms Higgins wrote on Wednesday: “These police have never wanted to prosecute my (alleged) rapist, despite the fact that no one, not even the defense, has made a request alleging that the prosecution was not properly instituted.”
“They were absolutely horrible to me. They made me feel violated every time.”
Ms Higgins responded to a report in The Australian who said a commission of inquiry into her rape allegations and the prosecution of Mr Lehrman caused irreversible reputational and emotional damage to several police officers.
The investigation was sparked by outgoing Director of Public Prosecutions, Shane Drumgold, who sent a fiery letter to police in November falsely accusing investigating officers of corruption and conspiracy not to prosecute Mr Lehrmann.
Brittany Higgins (pictured with ) alleged that Bruce Lehrmann raped her in Parliament House in 2019. He denies the allegations
Police actions have come under so much scrutiny that some officers have left the force altogether, while others have either been permanently transferred from the sex crime field or are on extended sick leave, the publication said.
In her post, Ms Higgins said: ‘I don’t celebrate other people’s misfortune. However, these officers were disgraced by their conduct, not by the DPP.”
The former Liberal staffer also alleged that police made a “fun folder full of baseless allegations in a literal attempt to discredit me as an authorized (alleged) rape victim at the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.” .
She referred to a document prepared by Detective Scott Moller, known as the Moller Report, which questioned the validity of her allegations.
She continued: “I will always remember how small I felt when five senior police officers I have never met in a room belittled me – after I had just spent hours giving evidence in a second (evidence in chief) interview .’
Ms Higgins lashed out at police in an Instagram post (pictured) on Wednesday morning
Ms Higgins accused AFP of being ‘dreadful’ to her, claiming they were ‘disgraced by their behaviour’ rather than by Mr Drumgold’s allegations against them
“They expressed their judgment of me and the merits of my advocacy and regularly repeated their reasons why they felt I should not press charges.”
Ms. Higgins also brought up the moment when detectives “handed over to[Mr. Lehrmann’s defense attorneys]my most private thoughts that I had collected over the years during counseling sessions at the Rape Crisis Center.”
During the investigation, police admitted to handing over her personal advice notes to the defense – which turned out to be a mistake.
This week, ACT Policing issued an “unqualified apology” to Ms Higgins for the “significant error.”
The inquiry was sparked by Mr Drumgold, who sent a letter to police in November last year accusing them of corruption.
The inquiry was chaired by former judge Walter Sofronoff, whose report was formally released by the ACT government on Monday.
Mr Sofronoff found that while the police made some mistakes, they ultimately ‘performed their duties in absolute goodness and with great determination, though faced with obstacles, and made a solid case’.
Daily Mail Australia has approached the AFP for comment.
Bruce Lehrmann (pictured) has always denied raping Brittany Higgins