A lady who was sexually assaulted by former NRL star Jarryd Hayne was so emotional on the day of his enchantment that she informed a person who would later change into a defence witness “you f***ed my appeal”.
Hayne was discovered responsible of sexually assaulting a lady with out her consent at her Newcastle house on the night time of the NRL grand closing in 2018.
The jury of six males and 6 girls got here to their verdict of responsible after six days of deliberation following the 11-day NSW District Court trial.
Watch each sport of each spherical of the 2023 NRL Telstra Premiership Season LIVE on Kayo Sports. New to Kayo? Start your free trial now >
MORE HAYNE TRIAL NEWS
BREAKING: Jarryd Hayne discovered responsible of sexual assault
EVIDENCE: The texts and social media chats that helped convict Hayne
WITNESS: Taxi driver reveals what occurred earlier than and after Hayne sexual assault
But earlier than the jury was empanelled on March 13, Crown prosecutor John Sfinas and defence barrister Margaret Cunneen SC underwent 4 days of pre-trial argument earlier than Judge Graham Turnbull.
“YOU F***ED MY APPEAL”
Judge Turnbull determined to permit textual content messages between the sufferer and Steven Page on the day of the assault.
During the trial, the jury was informed the girl despatched him a number of textual content messages on the identical day she noticed Hayne.
The first stated: “You have made me feel f***ing terrible today bye” with a waving emoji.
The girl then wrote: “Are you going to talk to me, otherwise I won’t … at least answer me and stop being a d**k”.
The jury was informed Mr Page then wrote to the girl: “You honestly lost me at Jarryd Hayne is your side boy”.
But the girl denied he was her aspect boy.
“He isn’t. He contacted me last night and asked for my number and rang me, I told him no,” the textual content to Mr Page stated.
The girl continued to ask if the person can be coming over earlier than saying she felt “like a f**king idiot”.
She messaged once more: “K (sic) if you aren’t going to say yes then I’ll say yes to Jarryd Hayne.”
Mr Page stated he had stopped speaking to the girl that day however she continued to ship much more messages which learn: “You said maybe, so I’m asking if you’re not? I feel like a f***ing idiot, are you coming over?”
Another message stated: “K, if we aren’t going to keep talking, I’m going to say yes to Jarryd Hayne coming here to hang out when he’s done with his mates; otherwise I won’t let him.”
“Omg (sic) get me his signature babe xx,” Mr Page responded earlier than saying: “I never said I was coming over”.
The jury was informed the girl despatched an extra six messages to Mr Page.
She continued to ask if he was coming over earlier than saying “stop talking to me altogether” and calling him a jerk.
The girl additionally stated his lack of reply was making her “upset” and “bringing me down so badly”.
“You said maybe so I’m asking if you’re not, … I feel like a f**king idiot … are you coming over … k (sic) … if we aren’t going to keep talking I’m going to say yes to Jarryd,” extra messages learn.
During pre-trial argument, Judge Turnbull informed the court docket on the day of the enchantment for Hayne’s earlier trial, November 29 2021, the girl had been watching the proceedings through AVL.
After seeing Mr Page’s texts within the enchantment, the court docket was informed the girl angrily went to his condo about 11.45am.
“She attends upon the unit and conducts herself in this way, she calls Mr Page but he doesn’t answer,” Judge Turnbull stated.
“She bangs on the door and says ‘you f***ed my appeal’.”
The court docket was informed the police had been then known as.
The girl then stated to a police officer: “If those messages get out, I’m f***ed and he will get off.”
Judge Turnbull informed the court docket that Mr Page’s housemate was within the unit and opened the door.
“She said, tell Steve he’s just f***ed me with the appeal’,” Judge Turnbull stated.
He stated the girl gave the impression to be “very agitated and angry” on the time because it was a “situational event arising from distress” in the best way she noticed the enchantment to be going.
The girl’s “anticipated result” in relation to the enchantment was right, Judge Turnbull stated.
He stated the girl’s assertion was not inaccurate “in the eyes of a lay person” with an emotional attachment to the matter.
Judge Turnbull stated he couldn’t see why it was essential to canvass the matter additional, saying it had an “almost infinitesimal weight”.
He dominated it was not essential to canvass, make clear or ask what was on the girl’s thoughts throughout the outburst on the trial.
During the trial, the jury was informed Mr Page’s proof was deleted off the girl’s telephone earlier than she handed it to police.
Mr Page was a brand new witness on this trial after the choose within the second trial in 2021 refused for his proof to be tendered to the jury.
SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN
Ms Cunneen informed the court docket she needed to handle a “social media campaign” in relation to the trial.
After the defence made an utility to have the sufferer come again on the witness stand to handle additional proof, Ms Cunneen stated there had been criticism of it on social media.
“Brittany Higgins, Grace Tame and others have been highly critical of Mr Hayne’s lawyers for pursuing this application,” she stated.
Judge Turnbull stated the girl had chosen to present proof herself.
When requested by the choose what she might do about it, Ms Cunneen stated it was a “matter for the jury”.
“Eventually it will be our application that you will have to reinforce with the jury whatever applications were made, social media should be ignored,” she stated.
Judge Turnbull stated he would make it “absolutely clear” there might be no entry to social media.
Source: www.foxsports.com.au