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BuzzFeed drops truth defence over 'slut' claims in Emma Husar case
https://www.smh.com.au/national/buzzfee ... 5132v.html
"She claims BuzzFeed conveyed a range of false and defamatory allegations about her, including that she is "a slut who boasts about who she has had sex with, which includes other members of Parliament and members of her staff".
BuzzFeed says it did not use the word "slut" and the publications do not convey that imputation, but had nevertheless sought to rely on a defence of truth if the court found those claims had been made.
However, a revised defence filed last week shows BuzzFeed has dropped the truth defence to the "slut" claims, but maintained a truth defence to other allegations including that Ms Husar is "sexually perverted" and "engaged in inappropriate sexualised behaviour toward her staff".
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As is common in defamation disputes, Justice Rares will not make a final determination about whether the publications do in fact convey those imputations until the end of the trial.
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BuzzFeed's defence was also complicated by a recently-released investigation conducted by the Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority, which found Ms Husar had breached travel entitlement rules 21 times, including a $267.84 Comcar trip for a "personal meeting" in February 2016.
However, the IPEA did not find wrongdoing relating to Ms Husar's attendance at a Bruno Mars concert while she was on a taxpayer-funded trip to Melbourne to speak at an Emily's List event, an incident included in BuzzFeed's defence to other imputations."
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Groomed by a grandfather
https://www.smh.com.au/national/groomed ... 513jb.html
"A mother discovers that her children have been sexually abused by a close relative for years. It’s the stuff of nightmares, yet such cases are frighteningly common."
https://www.smh.com.au/national/groomed ... 513jb.html
"A mother discovers that her children have been sexually abused by a close relative for years. It’s the stuff of nightmares, yet such cases are frighteningly common."