The brother-in-law of a girl who alleged she was sexually assaulted by former NRL star Jarryd Hayne approached sport journalist Danny Weidler earlier than reporting the matter to the Integrity Unit, a courtroom has been advised.
The NSW District Court retrial of the two-time Dally M winner entered its fourth day on Thursday after he pleaded not responsible to 2 counts of sexual activity with out consent.
He denies sexually assaulting the lady at her residence in Fletcher, on Newcastle’s outskirts in September 2018, on the evening of the NRL Grand Final.
Mr Hayne, 35, is accused of being “forceful” and “rough” and inflicting two lacerations and substantial bleeding throughout the transient sexual encounter with the lady, however he claims she consented to the acts.
He is accused of pulling off the lady’s pants earlier than allegedly performing oral and digital sexual acts on her with out her consent, inflicting cuts and substantial bleeding.
Her finest good friend took her to see a health care provider on October 3, simply three days after she was allegedly sexually assaulted, with the physician suggesting she make an nameless report back to police.
The lady didn’t need to report it, and stored the incident to herself for a number of weeks, solely telling a choose group of family and friends.
But on October 30, the courtroom was advised she broke down and known as her sister, revealing what had occurred.
Her sister advised the courtroom she was “upset” when she came upon her sister averted telling her of the allegations for a month however lastly opened up throughout a FaceTime name.
“(She) had obviously been crying, her eyes were quite puffy and she was visibly upset,” the sister advised the courtroom.
“She said that Jarryd Hayne had come over … he was a bit of an ‘a**hole and had a taxi waiting the whole time’.”
“She had said ‘no it’s not, I don’t know’. She seemed to be flustered and that upset me,” the sister mentioned.
When requested if she advised her sister to go to the police, she mentioned she tried, however the lady “didn’t want to” as a result of she was scared.
The sister advised the courtroom she advised one different individual in regards to the allegations – her husband, who mentioned he would take the matter “into his own hands”.
Her brother-in-law, a eager NRL fan, took to the witness stand on Thursday afternoon the place he advised the courtroom he had been advised by his spouse, who’s the sister of the alleged sufferer, she had been “raped”.
“(Her sister) said she’d been raped by Jarryd Hayne on grand final night,” he advised the courtroom.
He then rang Channel 9 journalist Danny Weidler, who advised the household to name the Karen Murphy on the NRL Integrity Unit, the place authorities then turned concerned.
The brother-in-law advised the courtroom he needed to inform the alleged sufferer “not to be angry” with him.
When questioned by Mr Hayne’s defence barrister Margaret Cunneen SC about why he didn’t go straight to police, the person advised the courtroom he needed to.
“That would have been my first preference but my wife told me (the woman) wouldn’t go,” he mentioned.
The trial continues earlier than Judge Graham Turnbull.
Source web site: www.foxsports.com.au
