The spouse of disgraced NRL participant and rapist Jarryd Hayne has not fronted court docket to assist her husband, with legal professionals saying it’s due to the eye she has obtained on account of her husband’s conviction.
Hayne appeared within the NSW District Court on Monday wearing his jail greens and sporting a thick beard.
The 35-year-old former Dally M winner was discovered responsible in April of two counts of sexual assault with out consent regarding an incident on the Newcastle residence of the girl on the night time of the NRL grand ultimate in 2018.
While Hayne claims the sexual encounter was completely consensual, the jury accepted the girl’s model of occasions that she repeatedly stated “no” and ”cease”.
The jury was informed the girl refused to consent to intercourse as a result of the ex-Parramatta fullback had a taxi ready outdoors.
Hayne’s spouse Amellia Bonnici didn’t seem in court docket to assist him, however watched the proceedings by way of videolink.
It was the primary time Hayne has been seen in public after he was sensationally taken into custody throughout a Supreme Court detention utility on April 14.
Hayne’s defence barrister, Margaret Cunneen SC, informed the court docket Ms Bonnici didn’t seem on Monday to assist her husband because the publicity has had an “exceptional effect” on the household.
Judge Graham Turnbull SC stated it was the “same for so many people” who’re incarcerated.
“They committed a crime, they have to be punished,” the choose stated.
Ms Cunneen agreed whereas it was true, the publicity round Hayne’s case was so dangerous Ms Bonnici “had chosen not to be here today”.
“I’m instructed she continues to support, it’s just been too much with the photographs taken of the children and herself,” the court docket heard.
“The media has been extremely negative about this and the social media has been appalling…the attacks were for Mr Hayne and to his wife.”
A contemporary sufferer impression assertion was learn to the court docket on behalf of the sufferer on Monday by Crown prosecutor John Sfinas, the place the girl stated her life has been a “never-ending nightmare” since September 30, 2018.
“I still don’t know how to put any of this into words,” the assertion learn.
“From the 30th of September 2018, my life has been launched into what feels like a never-ending nightmare.”
The lady stated she hoped she may “finally try to move on” along with her life on the finish of the second trial.
But she stated she hadn’t had the possibility to “move on or feel peace” and needed to relive the trauma “over and over”.
“Those types of things don’t just hurt, the assault was something horrible that happened to me, something I feel that was very private,” the sufferer wrote.
The sufferer informed the court docket that she had since been “extremely insecure” about her physique.
“In September it will be five years since this has happened. I was a 26-year-old with the world at her feet, now I am nearly 31 and haven’t been able to finish uni,” the girl stated.
“I am stronger, I am wiser, but I am damaged and I won’t ever be the same person.”
In a earlier sufferer impression assertion from 2021, the court docket heard sufferer stated she felt “shameful” for letting somebody she didn’t know into her home.
The lady had additionally been feeling responsible for sending Hayne to jail: “The thought of being part of taking away someone’s daddy made me sick but I kept telling myself this is not my fault”.
Hayne’s defence barrister informed the court docket the sexual assault was “a matter of minutes” at most.
Ms Cunneen stated the size of the offending was necessary within the context of the case and would have an effect on the target seriousness.
Ms Cunneen informed the court docket that there was “unambiguous and mutual sexual context” within the lead-up to Hayne raping the girl.
“Not only was there an unambiguous sexual flavour to it … there was talk about f**king by the complainant,” Ms Cunneen informed the court docket.
She stated the act occurred between “two grown adults”.
“The victim knew who Jarryd Hayne was and that was the reason she urged him to come over,” Ms Cunneen stated.
She informed the court docket Hayne had suffered by means of “onerous” situations throughout his prior time in custody, the place he couldn’t see his household for six months.
Hayne can be struggling as he’s in isolation whereas in custody awaiting his sentence on Friday.
The court docket heard he’s solely allowed out of his cell, which is barely 3m by 4m, for as much as 25 minutes a day and is barely allowed to stroll and browse his bible.
Ms Cunneen stated Hayne is a “very different man” to the person who dedicated the offences in 2018.
“He doesn’t possess the personality and thought patterns and sexual arousal patterns of a sex offender, and also because of his life which has turned around considerably since the hiatus in the relationship with his now wife,” Ms Cunneen stated.
“There is eloquent testament of Mr Hayne’s pastor of his committed to his Christian faith.”
The court docket heard Hayne had an “extraordinary loss” with regard to his “stellar” profession, resulting in him being “publicly vilified” which has impacted his alternative of being employed.
Crown prosecutor Mr Sfinas rejected the submission made by the defence that communications between the sufferer and Hayne had been unambiguous.
Mr Sfinas informed the court docket the Crown submits there was an “unambiguous lack of consent” within the offending.
The court docket heard there “would have been a significant degree of fear engendered in the victim”.
“It was in her home, in her bedroom…it’s a significant aggravating factor,” Mr Sfinas stated.
“The complainant weighed 48kg while Mr Hayne weighed 104kg.”
Mr Sfinas stated there was pretty distinct phases of drive main the sufferer to say she was fearful after the offending occurred.
The court docket heard the sufferer now seems again and thinks she was “stupid to think the way she did”.
The Crown rejected Ms Cunneen’s claims about length decreasing the target seriousness of the offence, saying conduct occurred “before, during and after” the 30 second assault.
After 5 years, three trials, an attraction and 9 months in jail, Hayne was discovered responsible on April 4 of sexually assaulting the girl at her Newcastle residence in 2018.
It was the third time Hayne confronted a trial over the identical incident and the second time he was discovered responsible.
Judge Turnbull will sentence Hayne on Friday.
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