Published: January 02, 2019
Richard Pithouse referred to Judicial Commission of Victoria after reportedly saying woman put herself into position of allegedly being assaulted
The Victorian attorney general, Jill Hennessy, has asked the state’s judicial watchdog to investigate a Melbourne magistrate after he reportedly suggested that an alleged rape victim had suffered “buyer’s remorse”.
The magistrate, Richard Pithouse, allegedly made the comments while presiding over a preliminary hearing for a compensation claim in November, and they were reported in the Herald Sun.
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