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| Australian rugby and NFL star Jarryd Hayne guilty of rape | Australian rugby and NFL star Jarryd Hayne guilty of rape |
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| Jarryd Hayne was one of the most well-known Australian rugby league players | Jarryd Hayne was one of the most well-known Australian rugby league players |
| Former Australian Rugby League star Jarryd Hayne has been found guilty of raping a woman in 2018. | Former Australian Rugby League star Jarryd Hayne has been found guilty of raping a woman in 2018. |
| It is the third time Hayne has faced trial for the same case, with the first ending in a hung jury and the second's guilty verdict overturned on appeal. | It is the third time Hayne has faced trial for the same case, with the first ending in a hung jury and the second's guilty verdict overturned on appeal. |
| The 35-year-old has consistently denied he attacked the woman in her bedroom, leaving her with injuries. | The 35-year-old has consistently denied he attacked the woman in her bedroom, leaving her with injuries. |
| Hayne is one of Australian rugby league's most decorated athletes, and also had a brief NFL career in the US. | Hayne is one of Australian rugby league's most decorated athletes, and also had a brief NFL career in the US. |
| He will be sentenced at a later date. | He will be sentenced at a later date. |
| Over 11 days in March, a jury in the New South Wales District Court was played hours of recorded evidence from witnesses including Hayne, the complainant, her family and police. | Over 11 days in March, a jury in the New South Wales District Court was played hours of recorded evidence from witnesses including Hayne, the complainant, her family and police. |
| The court heard the pair had chatted on social media for two weeks before Hayne stopped at the woman's house in Newcastle - about two hours north of Sydney - after a bachelor party on 30 September 2018. | The court heard the pair had chatted on social media for two weeks before Hayne stopped at the woman's house in Newcastle - about two hours north of Sydney - after a bachelor party on 30 September 2018. |
| The woman told Hayne she did not want to have sex with him after she realised he'd left a taxi waiting outside, prosecutors had argued. | The woman told Hayne she did not want to have sex with him after she realised he'd left a taxi waiting outside, prosecutors had argued. |
| Hayne assaulted her despite the woman saying "no" and "stop", they said. | Hayne assaulted her despite the woman saying "no" and "stop", they said. |
| But the former National Rugby League (NRL) player insisted all sexual activity was consensual and that the injuries had been accidental. | But the former National Rugby League (NRL) player insisted all sexual activity was consensual and that the injuries had been accidental. |
| Hayne shook his head and his wife cried as the jury on Tuesday - after six days of deliberation - delivered their guilty verdict on two counts of sexual assault. | |
| The verdict ends a five-year legal battle. | The verdict ends a five-year legal battle. |
| Hayne first faced trial in 2020 but the jury was unable to reach an unanimous verdict. | Hayne first faced trial in 2020 but the jury was unable to reach an unanimous verdict. |
| A second trial in 2021 resulted in a guilty verdict but the player appealed. He argued the jury had been given "flawed" directions and that there had been an error in a pre-trial ruling on evidence. | A second trial in 2021 resulted in a guilty verdict but the player appealed. He argued the jury had been given "flawed" directions and that there had been an error in a pre-trial ruling on evidence. |
| The player spent nine months in jail before a judge threw out his conviction and ordered a third trial. | The player spent nine months in jail before a judge threw out his conviction and ordered a third trial. |
| Hayne was one of the NRL's most high-profile athletes and twice won the player of the year award. He played 11 Tests for Australia, helping them to win the 2013 World Cup. | Hayne was one of the NRL's most high-profile athletes and twice won the player of the year award. He played 11 Tests for Australia, helping them to win the 2013 World Cup. |
| At the height of his NRL career, in 2015 he joined the NFL in the US with the San Francisco 49ers. | At the height of his NRL career, in 2015 he joined the NFL in the US with the San Francisco 49ers. |
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