Former NRL star Jarryd Hayne has been sentenced to jail for raping a woman in 2018. Photo / GettyFormer NRL star Jarryd Hayne has been sentenced to jail for raping a woman in 2018. Photo / GettyJarryd Hayne has been jailed for at least three years and eight months for sexually assaulting a woman inside her Newcastle home. Judge Helen Syme on Thursday sentenced Hayne to a maximum of five years and nine months behind bars, with a non-parole period of three years and eight months. However crown prosecutor Brian Costello objected, asking Hayne what he expected the consequences to be if he was convicted of sexual assault.

Source: New Zealand Herald May 06, 2021 05:35 UTC