The Brazilian woman who has accused WiseTech Global’s billionaire executive chairman Richard White of providing her with a visa and financial support in return for sex has been assisted by lawyers at Anti-Slavery Australia as she secures a special arrangement needed to fight her case.
The Australian Financial Review reported last month that Caroline Heidemann had alleged in the Federal Court that White, who she had worked for, “made it clear that financial assistance was contingent upon” her “engaging in a personal and sexual relationship with him”.
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