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Jury retires to consider verdicts in Jarryd Hayne rape trial – The Guardian

Former NRL star has pleaded not guilty to two counts of aggravated sexual assault

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Jurors in Sydney considering two rape charges against Jarryd Hayne have been told the former NRL star doesnt need to prove the woman consented to have sex with him.
The jury retired after midday on Wednesday, the eighth day of a retrial into allegations the former footballer raped a woman in Newcastle in September 2018.
Hayne, 33, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of aggravated sexual assault inflicting actual bodily harm. He has said the encounter was consensual.
Jurors were warned on Wednesday…

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