Australia's High Court says former judge sexually harassed six female staff


  • World
  • Monday, 22 Jun 2020

SYDNEY (Reuters) - A former High Court of Australia judge was found to have sexually harassed six female staff, the court said on Monday, one of the country's most powerful figures to face such recriminations amid a global reset in workplace gender relations.

Dyson Heydon, who served on the country's most powerful court from 2003 to 2013, was found to have harassed six former staff members, known as judges' associates, the court said in a statement following an inquiry lasting several months.

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