澳大利亚法院裁决前参议员Linda Reynolds 315,000美元,罪名是布列塔尼·希金斯诽谤。 Australian court awards ex-senator Linda Reynolds $315,000 for defamation by Brittany Higgins.

前澳大利亚参议员琳达·雷诺兹(Linda Reynolds)在法院裁定布列塔尼·希金斯在社交媒体职位上污蔑她后,获315 000美元的损害赔偿加利息。 Former Australian senator Linda Reynolds was awarded $315,000 in damages plus interest after a court ruled that Brittany Higgins defamed her in social media posts. 据称,这些职位要求Reynolds向Higgins施压,要求他不要提出性攻击指控。 The posts allegedly claimed Reynolds pressured Higgins not to proceed with a sexual assault complaint. 保罗·托特勒法官在驳回雷诺兹的阴谋指控时 发现了三篇诽谤性的文章 Justice Paul Tottle found three posts defamatory, while dismissing Reynolds' claim of conspiracy. 该案的重点是名誉损害,而不是希金斯的强奸指控。 The case focused on reputational damage rather than Higgins' rape allegation.