Disgraced former NRL star Jarryd Hayne can be spending the subsequent two days together with his family members as he faces the prospect of spending Easter behind bars.
After 5 years, three trials, an attraction and 9 months in jail, Hayne has been discovered responsible of sexually assaulting a lady at her Newcastle residence in 2018.
It was the third time the Dally M winner has confronted a trial over the identical incident, and the second time he was discovered responsible.
While he claims the sexual encounter was solely consensual, the jury accepted the girl’s model of occasions that she repeatedly stated “no” and ”cease”.
A POSSIBLE APPEAL
The 35-year-old plans to attraction the conviction, telling media outdoors courtroom he was “pretty confident” it might go in his favour.
His defence barrister Margaret Cunneen SC additionally indicated she would “definitely” be going forward with an attraction, after leaving courtroom wanting upset.
Outside the courtroom Hayne clutched the hand of his spouse Amelia Bonnici as he informed an awaiting media scrum he was “devastated”.
He stopped for a second, blinking again tears as he informed media he plans to “keep standing for the truth”.
When requested if he maintained his innocence, he stated “100 per cent”.
“I never lied to police, I never deleted evidence, I never hid witnesses, do the maths,” Hayne stated.
He refused to remark when requested if he thought he had a good trial.
“Did I lie? Did I lie? That’s factual evidence,” he stated.
Hayne was referring to proof heard earlier than the jury that the sufferer had deleted 22 messages from her cell phone earlier than chatting with police.
Deleted messages embody some despatched to Hayne, a buddy and one other man on the day of the assault.
MAXIMUM PENALTY
Hayne is dealing with a most penalty of 14 years in jail however was granted bail till Thursday when Crown prosecutor John Sfinas would apply to have him detained.
Judge Turnbull granted the adjournment to permit Hayne to get his affairs sorted earlier than he’s probably taken into the custody.
“He’s entitled quite frankly to bring forward what material he can get,” the Judge stated.
“The extension of bail is in no way an indication of the ultimate outcome.”
Hayne spent 9 months behind bars after he was sentenced for 5 years and 9 months following the second trial in 2021.
He was launched when the conviction was efficiently overturned on attraction.
TWO DAYS OF FREEDOM
Hayne is now getting his affairs so as and spending time with household earlier than he’s probably taken into custody.
Mr Sfinas informed the courtroom on Tuesday he could be able to proceed to condemn pretty rapidly, however Judge Turnbull stated he would adjourn the matter for a detention software.
The 35-year-old and his spouse are each religious Christians, however he’s now dealing with the potential of spending Easter behind bars and away from his household.
With lower than two days of freedom, he informed media he plans to spend the time together with his family members.
“I’ll obviously be spending it with close ones,” he stated.
THE VERDICT
The jury of six males and 6 girls took virtually 23 hours to come back to the choice, earlier than the foreman stated the phrase “guilty” to the courtroom simply after 3.30pm Tuesday.
For greater than 18 hours, the jury had not requested for any assist or steering till noon on Monday the place they stated they had been “struggling” to come back to a unanimous resolution.
Just over 24 hours later, they’d ship a second notice saying that they had made progress, however questioned whether or not “ignorance of the law” was an appropriate defence.
Judge Graham Turnbull SC gave the quick reply: “no”.
They shuffled again into the jury room the place it might take them lower than an hour to determine Hayne’s destiny.
Hayne’s defence barrister Margaret Cunneen SC had simply stood on the bar desk, after doing an indication of the cross earlier than getting into the room, and indicated she needed to say one thing concerning the jury’s earlier notice.
But she could be minimize off by the choose saying he was handed a verdict.
More than a dozen family and friends crammed the primary two rows of the general public gallery.
Murmurs unfold across the group as supporters and media exchanged glances, readying themselves.
Hayne stood because the jury re-entered the room earlier than the foreman stated that they had discovered the 35-year-old responsible on each counts of sexual assault with out consent.
The six foot two former footy participant stood together with his fingers on his hips, earlier than slumping again in his chair, shaking his head.
His spouse leant ahead in her seat along with her head in her fingers because the verdicts had been handed down, crying and shaking.
Jodie Hayne, his mom, additionally leant ahead and held again tears as she seemed across the room in disbelief.
During a quick adjournment, Hayne went over to Ms Bonnici and hugged her as she cried into his chest.
Hayne will return to courtroom on Thursday for a detention software.
Source: www.foxsports.com.au