The 'friends' referred to by Bruce are Johnson's lawyers Carter Ruck. Lawyers gives it a whole different feel to friends don't you think. You can find the details in Private Eye.
Cheers - Louis MacNeice
The victim has stated that it was part of a sustained pattern of behaviour.
Stanley Johnson's Lawers (that is who the euphemistic "friends' refers to) claim it was a one off.
Impartiality would be providing all this as context.
It is not what Bruce did.
Cheers - Louis MacNeice