前自由党工作人员Bruce Lehrmann寻求昆士兰州对2021年强奸指控进行仅由法官审理的审判。 Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann seeks judge-only trial for 2021 rape charges in Queensland.

Bruce Lehrmann, 一名前自由党工作人员, 正在寻求由法官审判, 指控他于2021年在昆士兰州Toowoomba强奸一名女性。 Bruce Lehrmann, a former Liberal Party staffer, is seeking a judge-only trial on charges of raping a woman in Toowoomba, Queensland, in 2021. Lehrmann否认这些指控,没有提出答辩。 Lehrmann denies the allegations and has not entered a plea. 如果由于诸如重大审前公示等潜在因素而认为审判有利于司法,则审判可以不由陪审团进行。 The trial may proceed without a jury if deemed in the interests of justice due to potential factors like significant pre-trial publicity. 双方须在3月14日之前提交申请,并定于3月27日举行预审听证会。 Both sides have until March 14 to file their applications, with a pre-trial hearing set for March 27.