Australian Hayne faces jail after found guilty of sexual assault


  • Rugby
  • Monday, 22 Mar 2021

FILE PHOTO: Rugby League - Australia v Fiji - Rugby League World Cup 2013 Semi Final - Wembley Stadium, London - 23/11/13 Jarryd Hayne of Australia (C) makes a break Mandatory Credit: Action Images / Henry Browne Livepic EDITORIAL USE ONLY./File Photo

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australian rugby league international Jarryd Hayne is facing jail after being found guilty of sexually assaulting a woman at her home in New South Wales state in 2018.

Hayne, a twice National Rugby League (NRL) player-of-the-year, had denied wrongdoing, saying the incident in the woman's bedroom at her home in Newcastle had been consensual.

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