A courtroom has heard former NRL star Jarryd Hayne texted his alleged sufferer “go doctor tomorrow” after leaving her bleeding throughout an alleged sexual assault.
The NSW District Court heard he wrote that textual content to the 26-year-old alleged sufferer in response to her message, saying: “I’m hurting really badly… I’m sitting here crying”.
Hayne, 35, has pleaded not responsible to 2 counts of sexual activity with out consent.
In his opening arguments to the jury, Crown prosecutor John Sfinas alleged Hayne sexually assaulted the lady orally and digitally at her mom’s home on grand remaining night time on September 30, 2018, with a taxi ready exterior.
Mr Sfinas advised the courtroom Hayne had negotiated a $550 taxi fare to take him from Newcastle, the place he had spent the weekend at a bucks’ social gathering, again to Sydney – and that he advised the taxi driver he wanted to “pick up a bag from a home” in Forster on the way in which residence.
But Mr Sfinas advised the courtroom he took the taxi to a house in Forster to satisfy the lady.
He advised the courtroom the pair went into her bed room, and shortly after got here a “defining moment” the place the alleged sufferer heard the taxi beeping exterior and realised he was “only there for one thing – sex”.
Mr Snifas advised the courtroom on this second she determined she didn’t need to have any sexual exercise with him.
But he advised the courtroom Hayne allegedly pulled her denims off and was “quite rough and forceful” regardless of the alleged sufferer saying “no and stop”.
He advised the courtroom it lasted 30 seconds and “stopped when the complainant’s vagina started to bleed”.
He alleged he cleaned “up blood from his hands and mouth” and left.
The crown alleged the lady then felt stinging and swelling when she went into the bathe to scrub herself up.
The courtroom heard she texted Hayne hours later to say she was hurting, and he finally responded: “go doctor tomorrow”.
Mr Snifas advised the jury they are going to see “depictions” of the place the blood was contained in the room and mattress.
A jury was empanelled on the NSW District Court on Monday, after Hayne mentioned “not guilty, Your Honour” to 2 fees of sexual activity with out consent.
Earlier, in his transient opening remarks to the broader jury panel, Mr Sfinas mentioned the complainant and Hayne had “never actually met” earlier than the night time in query.
He advised the courtroom the complainant reached out to Hayne on Instagram and for the following two weeks the pair spoke on the platform, in addition to Snapchat, earlier than lastly assembly on September 30.
But defence barrister Margaret Cunneen SC advised the courtroom the sexual acts have been consensual and so they each pulled the lady’s denims off.
“For her own reasons she has lied, or exaggerated, or changed her mind about what really happened,” Ms Cunneen advised the courtroom.
“Even if she didn’t want to have sex, she was still completely open to him kissing and fondling her… while his pants remained on”.
“He did not do anything he thought was wrong.”
She advised the courtroom flirty and sexual texts have been exchanged between the pair within the lead as much as them assembly, which included pictures despatched from the alleged sufferer.
The courtroom heard Hayne was first charged on November 19, 2018. A jury of 14 individuals have been chosen from about 50 who sat in on the empanellment course of.
Judge Graham Turnbull advised the jury that Hayne, who has “become well-known” resulting from his sporting achievements, is assumed harmless.
He advised them to be “impartial, avoid jumping to conclusions and “bring an open, unprejudiced mind to the task… without assumptions, expectations and stereotypes”.
Hayne walked into courtroom on the primary day of retrial on Monday – following per week of pre-trial hearings – sporting a gray checkered swimsuit jacket, gentle shirt and darkish pants.
Judge Turnbull advised jurors a recording of the complainant’s proof made “some time ago” shall be performed throughout proceedings.
Hayne made his NRL debut in 2006 and performed 214 video games between Parramatta and the Gold Coast.
He then took on eight video games within the NFL with the San Francisco 49ers, earlier than his profession got here crashing down.
The trial is anticipated to run for 5 to 10 days.
Source: www.news.com.au
