Former NRL star Jarryd Hayne informed his associates a girl had despatched him “nudes on Snapchat” earlier than she “wigged out” over a sexual encounter and contacted the Integrity Unit claiming it was sexual assault, a court docket has heard.
The 35-year-old Dally M winner is dealing with the second week of his NSW District Court trial after pleading not responsible to 2 counts of aggravated sexual assault with out consent.
Mr Hayne denies sexually assaulting the girl at her dwelling on Newcastle’s outskirts in September 2018, on the night time of the NRL Grand Final, claiming they engaged in consensual sexual acts.
The former footy star is accused of pulling off the girl’s pants earlier than allegedly performing oral and digital sexual acts on her with out her consent, inflicting cuts and substantial bleeding.
According to Crown prosecutor John Sfinas, Mr Hayne is accused of being “forceful” and “rough”.
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The court docket has been informed the girl didn’t wish to report the alleged assault, and saved the incident to herself for a number of weeks, solely telling a choose group of family and friends.
But on October 30, the court docket was informed she broke down and referred to as her sister, revealing what had occurred.
The girl’s brother-in-law took the matter “into his own hands” and contacted Channel 9 journalist Danny Weidler, who informed the household to name Karyn Murphy on the NRL Integrity Unit.
Two weeks in a while November 15, Ms Murphy made a cellphone name to Mr Hayne saying she needed to speak to him, the jury was informed.
Ms Murphy’s cellphone name to the previous Parramatta fullback was one in every of 5 calls tapped by police which had been performed to the jury on Monday.
Several hours later Mr Hayne was recorded by police speaking to an unnamed male in regards to the allegations made to the governing physique.
“That sheila went to the NRL,” Mr Hayne may very well be heard saying.
“Yeah, (journalist Danny Weidler) messaged me, (journalist Phil Rothfield) was chasing Beave (Hayne’s manager Wayne Beavis).”
He described the girl as a “weirdo” and “cuckoo”.
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On that very same night time he obtained a cellphone name from former teammate Mitchell Pearce, the place the pair focus on the allegations.
Mr Pearce requested: “You under the pump? … Who’s this sheila coming out saying something about ya?”
He informed Mr Pearce the girl’s identify and stated she was sending him “nudes on Snapchat” within the weeks earlier than the alleged incident.
Mr Hayne requested his former teammate to ask round to see if any of his Newcastle Knights teammates would possibly know the girl.
“I was in Newie, I was like ‘oh I’ll pop in on the way home’,” Mr Hayne responded.
“So I did that and then f***ing she was filthy cause the cab was out the front.”
The court docket earlier heard Mr Hayne paid a taxi $550 to take him from Newcastle to Sydney and cease on the girl’s home alongside the way in which.
It is the crown case the girl refused to consent to sexual activity when she realised there was a taxi ready outdoors.
“I said ‘oh well mate, I’m only going to be here for, you know, a short time’. She just wigged out,” Mr Hayne informed his former teammate within the cellphone faucet performed to the jury.
“And then like I watched a bit of the grand final with her old girl.”
Mr Hayne stated after they “fooled around” the girl started bleeding which he described as “weird”.
He stated the girl “wigged out” on the night time, however later “flipped out” and reported the matter to journalists.
The jury was performed two extra cellphone tapes, each of which got here from the identical dialog with one other unnamed male the place Mr Hayne referred to as the girl a “young cow” and “idiot”.
“But you could tell she’s f***ing mate, just a weirdo mate, you know a young cow just carrying on,” Mr Hayne stated to the opposite man.
“Like she’s f***ing texting me. I think she started to like me or something. Then because I brushed her, f***ing blowing up.”
Mr Hayne stated he hadn’t been texting the girl because the alleged incident.
“Cause I didn’t, you know what I mean, like didn’t really speak to her face, she was filthy,” he stated.
He added: “You know, you know, f***ing, you speak to them for a bit, they get attached and they think f***ing. Well mate you f***ing messaged me off Instagram, you idiot. Like Snapchat and that.
“And then cause I’ve flicked her, she’s blown up.”
The trial continues earlier than Judge Graham Turnbull.
Source web site: www.foxsports.com.au
