Channel 7 Australia paid for a rapist, Lehrmann, to access sex workers in order to get exclusive access to his story

Information reaching Kossyderrickent has it that Channel 7 Australia paid for a rapist, Lehrmann, to access sex workers in order to get exclusive access to his story.

A former Seven Network producer, Taylor Auerbach, made the allegations while giving evidence in a defamation case.

Bruce Lehrmann is suing another channel, Network 10, over what he says are false claims he raped a colleague.

Seven has faced intense scrutiny over its exclusive with Mr Lehrmann but says it "acted appropriately at all times".

In February 2021, Brittany Higgins shocked Australia when she alleged she was raped by a colleague inside Canberra's Parliament House in 2019.

Her claims triggered marches attended by tens of thousands of people across the country, decrying the treatment of women in politics.