Australian rugby star Hayne wins appeal in rape case

Former Australian rugby convention prima Jarryd Hayne has won an entreaty against his rape convictions and has been ordered to guidelines proceedings for a 4th clip successful nan aforesaid case.

The 36-year-old was recovered blameworthy of intersexual battle by a assemblage past twelvemonth and sentenced to walk astatine slightest 3 years successful jail.

He has consistently denied he attacked nan female - who cannot legally beryllium named - successful her bedroom, arguing nan brace had consensual sex.

Mr Hayne was 1 of nan astir high-profile athletes successful Australia's National Rugby League (NRL) and concisely played American shot successful nan NFL.

During an 11-day proceedings past year, nan 26-year-old female told a New South Wales (NSW) tribunal nan brace had chatted connected societal media for 2 weeks earlier Mr Hayne stopped astatine her location successful Newcastle - astir 2 hours northbound of Sydney - aft a bachelor statement successful September 2018.

She said Mr Hayne forced himself connected her there, contempt her saying "no" and "stop", leaving her bleeding.

Mr Hayne’s entreaty was heard successful April by a sheet of 3 judges from nan state's apical court.

On Wednesday, 2 of nan 3 ruled that nan proceedings judge had erred successful prohibiting cross-examination of nan female complete definite matter messages, which Mr Hayne's ineligible squad based on had implied her consent.

When delivering nan verdict, Justice Stephen Rothman said that had amounted to a miscarriage of justice, ordering Mr Hayne's convictions to beryllium quashed.

“Whether location is successful truth a further proceedings is simply a matter for nan Director of Public Prosecutions," he added.

Last year's proceedings was nan 3rd clip Mr Hayne has stood accused complete nan aforesaid case. His first proceedings ended successful a hung jury, and a blameworthy verdict successful nan 2nd proceedings was overturned connected appeal.

He has collectively spent almost 2 years successful jailhouse arsenic nan ineligible saga has unfolded, and his accuser has been forced to springiness grounds and look lengthy cross-examination aggregate times.

Mr Hayne doubly won nan NRL's subordinate of nan twelvemonth grant and played 11 Tests for Australia.

At nan tallness of his NRL career, successful 2015 he joined nan NFL successful nan US pinch nan San Francisco 49ers.