Heidi Yates tells inquiry if concerns about her walking into court with Higgins were raised before the trial ended, she would have considered not doing so
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ACT’s victims of crime commissioner says she would consider walking a sexual assault complainant to court again and accompanying them while they spoke to the media despite being criticised for similar conduct in support of Brittany Higgins.
The commissioner, Heidi Yates, gave evidence on Thursday before an independent board of inquiry established to investigate the ACT criminal justice system’s handling of the case.
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