Former Liberal staffer has been indicted over alleged rape in Queensland city in October 2021 and is yet to enter a plea
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Bruce Lehrmann will seek a judge-only trial to defend himself against charges of rape, a Toowoomba court has heard.
The case against Lehrmann was briefly mentioned in the Toowoomba district court on Thursday after the 29-year-old former Liberal staffer was committed to stand trial on two charges of rape alleged to have occurred to the same woman in October 2021.
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