布列塔尼·希金斯 （Brittany Higgins） 因参议员琳达·雷诺兹 （Linda Reynolds） 的诽谤性帖子而被法院命令她支付 315,000 美元的损害赔偿金和法律费用后面临破产。 Brittany Higgins faces bankruptcy after a court ordered her to pay $315,000 in damages and legal fees over defamatory posts about Senator Linda Reynolds.

在2024年判给前参议员琳达·雷诺兹(Linda Reynolds)315 000美元的损害赔偿和26 109美元的利息以及命令希金斯支付雷诺斯80%的法律费用后,布列塔尼·希金斯正面临破产程序。 Brittany Higgins is facing bankruptcy proceedings after a 2024 defamation ruling awarded former senator Linda Reynolds $315,000 in damages and $26,109 in interest, along with an order for Higgins to pay 80% of Reynolds’ legal costs. 西澳大利亚州最高法院认定Higgins的社交媒体文章诽谤性, 包括声称Reynolds错误处理性攻击指控及虚伪。 The Western Australian Supreme Court found Higgins’ social media posts defamatory, including claims that Reynolds mishandled a sexual assault allegation and engaged in hypocrisy. 希金斯正在对损害、成本命令和一项裁定提出上诉,认定她违反了2021年的解决方案,称自己为“诽谤受害者 ” 。 Reynolds以不遵守破产通知为由向联邦法院递交了债权人的请愿书,希金斯的丈夫也得到了服务。 Higgins is appealing the damages, cost order, and a finding she breached a 2021 settlement by calling herself a “defamation victim.” Reynolds filed a creditor’s petition in the Federal Court, citing non-compliance with a bankruptcy notice, and Higgins’ husband has also been served. 希金斯以前曾提出为法律费用提供200 000美元,但遭到拒绝。 Higgins had previously offered $200,000 toward legal costs, which was rejected. 本案源于2022年的推特, 指控Reynolds向Higgins施压, 要求他不要对Bruce Lehrmann提出强奸指控, Lehrmann否认这一说法。 The case stems from a 2022 tweet accusing Reynolds of pressuring Higgins not to pursue a rape complaint against Bruce Lehrmann, a claim Lehrmann denies. 一名单独的联邦法院法官认定强奸是在概率平衡的情况下发生的,Lehrmann对调查结果提出上诉。 A separate Federal Court judge found the rape occurred on the balance of probabilities, a finding Lehrmann is appealing.