SYDNEY (HRNW) – An Australian man was on Friday ordered to appear in court over a sexual assault in parliament, an alleged crime that fuelled a fresh wave of #MeToo protests in the country.
The 26-year-old man will appear in court in September over the 2019 rape after officers served a summons to his lawyers, police in the Australian capital Canberra said in a statement.
Former government staffer Brittany Higgins alleged publicly in April that she had been raped by a male colleague in a minister’s office in 2019, following a night out with conservative Liberal Party colleagues.
Her account came as a series of allegations emerged about the mistreatment of women in Australia’s parliament, which culminated in tens of thousands protesting around the country.
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