Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann has been committed to stand trial for the alleged rape of a woman twice in the early hours of October 10, 2021 in Toowoomba.
Lehrmann faced the first day of the committal hearing in June. The second day of the hearing was held at Toowoomba Magistrates Court on Thursday.
During the hearings, the complainant gave evidence and was cross-examined in a closed court.
Magistrate Mark Howden's decision, which was handed down on July 4, was that there was sufficient evidence to move ahead with a trial in a higher court.
“In my view, when considering the evidence as a whole, it is sufficient at this stage for me to reach a conclusion that a reasonable jury, properly instructed, could return a verdict of guilty,” Howden said, per The Guardian.