General
Jarryd Hayne rape trial hears former NRL star’s ‘sexual prowess was terrible’ as closing arguments end
Jarryd Hayne’s “sexual prowess was terrible”, his rape trial has heard, but if his alleged victim had not been injured a complaint may not have been made.
Key points:
- Jarryd Hayne faces a maximum of 20 years in prison if he is convicted on two counts of aggravated sexual assault causing actual bodily harm
- The jury is expected to begin deliberating after almost two weeks of hearings in Newcastle District Court
- Mr Hayne’s barrister urged the jurors to put aside Mr Hayne’s public profile and characterised the encounter as a case of “bad sex”
In his closing remarks defence barrister Phillip Boulten SC said that Mr Hayne’s encounter with the woman on the night of September 30, 2018, had “ended badly” and caused “a lot of grief”.
He told Newcastle…
Continue Reading
-
Noosa News16 hours agoBrisbane vs Collingwood live blog: Richmond selects Noah Balta as unbeaten Lions prepare for Magpies test
-
General23 hours agoMinecraft mayhem: ‘Chicken jockey’ chaos reaches Australian cinemas
-
General17 hours agoCanberra man named as doctor accused of rape after suppression order lifted
-
Noosa News19 hours agoAustralians tell ABC’s Your Say how they saw the second leaders debate