A 37-year-old Australian lawmaker has claimed that she was drugged and sexually assaulted on a night out. Queensland MP Brittany Lauga said she was attacked in her constituency of Yeppoon.
She said that tests conducted at the hospital confirmed the presence of drugs in her body which she did not take. She added that the substance had impacted her significantly.
The incident comes amid a spate of high-profile gender-based violence in recent weeks.
Lauga is said to have been contacted by other women saying that they were drugged on the same evening.
"This could have happened to anyone and tragically, it does happen to many of us," Lauga said.
Following the incident, the police said, "The Queensland Police Service (QPS) takes all reports of drink spiking seriously and investigates reports of drink spiking on a case-by-case basis, and often in conjunction with other offences such as sexual assault."
Lauga has been in parliament for nearly a decade and is currently serving as the assistant minister for health.
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