The man accused of raping former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins will face a criminal charge in an ACT court over the 2019 incident.
A 26-year-old man has been summonsed to appear before the ACT Magistrates Court for the alleged sexual assault.
Police will allege the man had sexual intercourse with a woman without consent at Parliament House on 23 March 2019.
Detectives from ACT Policing’s Criminal Investigations – Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Team, the specialist team dedicated to investigating sexual assaults in the ACT, first received a report in April 2019.
The investigation remained open and in February 2021 a formal complaint was made. Detectives have since spoken to a number of witnesses and collected evidence as part of the investigation.
Officers on Friday served the man’s lawyer with a summons to appear in court on 16 September.
He will face one charge of sexual intercourse without consent with a maximum penalty of 12 years’ jail.
By Matt Coughlan in Canberra, AAP
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