Higginsâ sentiments are also an eerily apt description of the aftermath of the alleged crime. While the full details have yet to come to light, there are already serious questions about the way Reynolds and her office handled the incident.
Higgins says she felt pressured not to report what happened to the police, for the sake of job security. She says she was brought to an employment meeting about the alleged
rape in the very room where it happened. She says she was treated as a problem to be managed â a potential scandal in the making in the run-up to the election â rather than a person who was owed justice, compassion and a suitable work environment. âThey didnât care about me. They cared about the party.â