Main twist in sexual assault case towards Jarryd Hayne as prosecutors take into account DROPPING expenses

Former NRL celebrity Jarryd Hayne may stay a free man completely following a dramatic court docket improvement on Friday.

The one-time Parramatta Eels fullback, 34, might not face the prospect of a 3rd sexual assault trial.

In Sydney‘s Downing Centre, prosecutors have been contemplating whether or not to drop the fees towards him, news.com.au reported.

On Monday, Hayne noticed his convictions overturned by the NSW Court docket of Legal Attraction and he was then launched from the Cooma Correction Centre on Tuesday – which was additionally his birthday.

Hayne served 9 months of a minimal three years and eights months time period imposed on him in Might after he was discovered responsible of two expenses of sexual activity with out consent.

It stemmed from an evening within the NSW Hunter Valley in 2018, the place he denied allegations of forcibly carried out oral and digital sexual activity on a lady.

His lawyer Ramy Qutami was anticipating a retrial date to be lodged – however prosecutor Isha Fay as a substitute instructed the court docket that the Director of Public Prosecutions had not but determined if a 3rd trial would happen.

‘This matter is listed for point out following a choice by the Court docket of Legal Attraction,’ Ms Fay instructed Choose Chris O’Brien on Friday afternoon.

‘The crown at this stage remains to be contemplating its place in relation to a retrial.’

The matter was then adjourned till March 4.

On Tuesday, Hayne supplied nothing however a wry smile as he arrived for his bail look after his first night time out of jail in 9 months.

The footy star was was granted bail on Tuesday after a NSW attraction court docket overturned his sexual assault convictions and ordered a 3rd trial. 

The 34-year-old arrived at Merrylands Police Station simply after 4pm on Wednesday afternoon as a part of his bail circumstances earlier than leaving shortly afterwards, refusing to reply questions from reporters gathered exterior.

It is believed Hayne spent his first day of freedom taking care of his two younger youngsters whereas spouse Amelia Bonnici went to work. 

Hayne, who seems to have maintained his health whereas in jail, arrived in a white sedan being pushed by one other man.

Wearing a white Michael Jordan t-shirt, black shorts and sandals, he briefly walked into the police station earlier than exiting lower than 5 minutes later. 

A bunch of native reporters had gathered exterior to talk to the ex-Parramatta Eels captain, who waited till late within the day to reach for his court-ordered look. 

Hayne ignored questions on his first day of freedom and the ideas of his spouse, providing solely a smile as he walked again to his automobile.

It is believed he’s dwelling in a luxurious funding condo in Parramatta that he bought throughout his profitable taking part in profession. 

Hayne was granted bail on Monday, grinning as he hugged a pal upon leaving Cooma Correctional Centre on Tuesday – his thirty fourth birthday.

Hours earlier a district court docket had granted him bail, a day However that trial might be a 12 months away.

The earliest the trial – anticipated to go for 2 to 3 weeks – might be able to proceed is October, District Court docket choose Christopher O’Brien mentioned.

‘After that, we’re taking a look at 2023,’ he mentioned.

Hayne appeared within the court docket through audio visible hyperlink on Tuesday morning, clad in jail greens, as Choose O’Brien imposed circumstances on his launch.

He should pay a $20,000 bail surety, give up his passport, and report back to Merrylands police station in Sydney’s west on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. 

He additionally should not contact or intimidate the alleged sufferer or any witnesses, and can’t enter the Newcastle native authorities space.

Hayne was in Might sentenced to no less than three years and eight months behind bars after he was discovered responsible of two expenses of sexual activity with out consent.

The ex-Parramatta participant confronted a retrial after his first ended with a hung jury.

The Crown contended in each trials he forcibly carried out oral and digital sexual activity on a lady in her NSW Hunter bed room on the night time of the 2018 NRL grand ultimate.

Hayne has at all times maintained the encounter was consensual.

Hayne’s barrister Tim Recreation SC efficiently argued for his convictions to be overturned on two attraction grounds – that there was an error within the authorized instructions given to the jury, and an error in a pre-trial ruling on proof.

One other two attraction grounds – together with that the jury’s verdict was unreasonable – have been dismissed.   

The 34-year-old held a brown cardboard field stuffed with footwear and different meagre possessions on Tuesday afternoon as he completed his nine-month stint in jail. 

He dressed casually in a gray polo, shorts and thongs and sported a contemporary haircut as he ready to return house after 9 months behind bars. 

Showing a lot trimmer than when he was sentenced, Hayne carried a field which gave the impression to be stuffed with footwear with an Aldi bag in one other hand as he walked straight previous media and right into a ready SUV. 

Hayne should reside along with his spouse Amellia Bonnici at as a part of his strict bail circumstances, at a western Sydney deal with the place she lives with their youngsters.

However his mom and sister gave the impression to be getting ready for a celebration at their Umina house on the Central Coast on Tuesday morning.

The ladies carried baggage stuffed with groceries from the automobile to the house however a pal of the household insisted there was no celebration and Hayne wouldn’t be making the five-hour journey from Cooma to Umina at present.

‘They’re all hunkering down,’ the beloved one mentioned.

A neighbour added the Hayne household are extraordinarily non-public and can probably not make a present of any celebrations they do have.

As per his bail circumstances, Hayne will likely be permitted to journey to the Central Coast to go to his household, however should reside with Ms Bonnici at her western Sydney house.  

He efficiently had his rape conviction overturned on Monday after his barrister, Tim Recreation SC, argued authorized instructions given to the jury have been ‘flawed in virtually each doable method’. 

An extra two grounds for attraction – together with that the jury’s verdict was unreasonable – have been dismissed. 

However his alleged sufferer is now dealing with the prospect of one more marathon three-week trial amid allegations he sexually assaulted her inside her Newcastle house on the night time of the 2018 NRL Grand Ultimate.

On Tuesday, Choose Christopher O’Brien agreed to grant Hayne bail on the proviso he not enter the Newcastle native authorities space or try to make contact with the complainant.   

Prosecutors should observe strict tips to find out whether or not a retrial is held, a spokeswoman for the Workplace of the Director of Public Prosecutions mentioned.

In issues equivalent to this the Crown sometimes weighs up the chance a jury may discover past affordable doubt that Hayne is responsible. 

Hayne’s authorized staff argued in court docket that presiding Choose Helen Syme gave the jury ‘flawed’ instructions, and that the alleged sufferer’s proof was inconsistent in looking for to overturn the conviction.

The 34-year-old’s freedom comes after 9 months in custody at Cooma Correctional Centre 400km south-west of Sydney.

The medium and minimal safety facility is mostly recognized to deal with high-profile white collar inmates.

Oliver Curtis, PR guru Roxy Jacenko’s husband, discovered himself jailed for a 12 months at Cooma for conspiracy to commit insider buying and selling in 2016.

Different notable names who’ve hung out contained in the concrete facility embody intercourse offender former Labor minister Milton Orkopoulos and controversial businessman Salim Mehajer.

Hayne was initially taken to Parklea Correctional Centre and housed alongside murderers, bikies and drug sellers.

Conflicting experiences emerged about his brief time in custody at Parklea, with one supply saying he was ‘pelted with apples’ by some inmates upon arrival, whereas one other instructed Every day Mail Australia he was ‘hero worshiped’.

‘Lots of them (inmates) had troubled upbringings…they have been enthusiastic about assembly a sporting hero who had come from equally humble beginnings,’ the supply mentioned. 

Upon arriving in Cooma, nevertheless, Hayne was swiftly put to work.

He landed a job within the jail’s textiles workshop, making jail greens for fellow inmates. Hayne, who earned $1.2million taking part in for the Gold Coast Titans, earned about $24.60 every week within the position.

It is understood he was ‘no seamstress’ and struggled with the work earlier than accepting a traineeship within the jail’s laundry room for nearly double the pay.

For $48.96 every week, Hayne washed mattress sheets for different inmates in addition to native aged care houses.   

All of the whereas, Hayne has maintained his innocence, vowing to attraction his conviction and battle for his freedom.

It is unclear whether or not the Director of Public Prosecutions will progress with a 3rd trial.

A jury in his first trial couldn’t attain a verdict, however in March 2021 throughout his second trial, the jury discovered past affordable doubt Hayne had sexually assaulted the 26-year-old girl in her bed room on the night time of the 2018 NRL Grand Ultimate. 

She allegedly suffered accidents throughout a sexual encounter and required medical therapy.

In textual content to a pal after the incident, the sufferer described how she stopped eager to have intercourse with Hayne after studying he had a taxi ready exterior to take him again to Sydney. 

She recounted she ‘stored saying no’ and claimed she suffered accidents to her genitalia.

Additional messages confirmed the girl confronting Hayne, saying: ‘I do know I’ve talked about intercourse and stuff a lot, however I did not wish to try this after figuring out the taxi was ready for you’.

‘I believed you’ll have no less than stayed? I m hurting actually badly. I instructed my Mum you bought a nostril bleed, however I am sitting right here in my room crying ‘trigger I really feel bizarre.’

Hayne replied: ‘Go physician tomorrow’. 

Source: Every day Mail