Ex-NRL star Jarryd Hayne was sentenced to five years nine months jail for rape
The 33-year-old was sentenced at a court in Newcastle on Thursday afternoon
Hayne will be in jail until 2025 and won t be free until he is 37-years old
Supporter stared down and spat in direction of Hayne s victim outside court
Judge Syme says Hayne has showed no remorse and refuses to accept verdict
She says he was aware of what he was doing and only stopped due to her injuries
Dozens of family and friends surrounded Hayne as he walked into court Thursday
His victim read a statement in court saying she still has nightmares over the rape
22:46 EDT, 6 May 2021
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Jarryd Hayne will appeal his lengthy prison sentence after he was jailed for five years over the rape of a young woman in her bedroom.
The footy star s lawyers on Friday lodged papers with the New South Wales Supreme Court after he spent his first night behind bars.
He has filed a Notice of Intention to Appeal with the state s highest court - the first step in his attempt to overturn the jail term.
Hayne s legal team have 12 months to launch a formal appeal.
The 33-year-old was sentenced to five years and nine months for raping the young woman.
Crime by Tyson Otto 7th May 2021 5:45 AM After 100 days of marriage hell, Jarryd Hayne s wife, Amellia Bonnici, is still standing by her man as she confronts the reality of life without her partner. Their private relationship will now face its greatest test after the former NRL star was on Thursday sentenced to at least three years and eight months in jail after being found guilty of sexual assault. It leaves Bonnici alone to raise their four-year-old daughter, Beliviah Ivy, born in December, 2016. Bonnici was among Hayne s supporters inside the Newcastle District Court on Thursday and watched on as her husband s victim, 26-years-old at the time of the offence, deliver a victim impact statement in which she detailed how the assault had fundamentally changed her life, saying the assault left her feeling dirty and violated .