Judge Dina Yehia was scathing of the fact the court was the last to be told.
"The court proceedings are not run by the media and it is a discourtesy to this court to have that decision leaked to the press before the proceedings are conducted in this court," she said.
"I'm not pleased about the way in which this information was leaked to the press."
Jack de Belin will return via the Dragons' reserve grade team this weekend.(Getty)
Outside court, de Belin's solicitor said when the allegations were first made, he foreshadowed a long journey.
"No one had any idea just how long a road it would be," he said.