General
Former NRL player Jarryd Hayne went to woman’s house for ‘one thing only’ before alleged rape, court told
Former NRL player Jarryd Hayne went to a woman’s house “for one thing and one thing only” before she was allegedly raped, a Sydney court has heard.
Key points:
- Ex-NRL player Jarryd Hayne is at a Sydney court hearing over rape allegations
- The alleged incident occurred in Newcastle in late September 2018
- Hayne has pleaded not guilty to two counts of aggravated sexual assault
Mr Hayne has pleaded not guilty to two counts of aggravated sexual assault after going to the complainant’s house following a two-day buck’s weekend in Newcastle in late September 2018.
The complainant, then 26, had been chatting to him on social media over 13 days in the lead-up to their first in-person meeting.
Crown Prosecutor Brian Costello today told the jury there had…
-
Noosa News17 hours agoGippsland vegetable farm accused of underpaying migrant workers
-
General18 hours agoFour escape injury after jumping from three-storey unit on fire in Newcastle
-
General15 hours agoIncreased police powers begin at Adelaide Oval Ashes Test following Bondi attacks
-
General23 hours agoDe-escalation skills, not guards, needed in Tasmanian hospitals, nurses’ union says