04:40 EDT, 7 May 2021
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A bewildered driver has told of his wild ride with Jarryd Hayne after the footballer rolled out of a pub and paid $100 for a lift to the police station.
Comedian and presenter Jon-Bernard Kairouz has provided a stunning insight into the one-time football star s jovial behaviour while he awaited trial on rape charges.
Mr Kairouz told Daily Mail Australia he was sitting in his car when Hayne burst out of the St George Hotel in Kingsgrove about 2pm one afternoon in October 2019.
Hayne, 33, asked the young man if he could drive him some 30km to Castle Hill Police Station where the footballer was required to report for bail.
Hayne, 33, was sentenced in the NSW District Court on Thursday to a maximum of five years and nine months in prison for sexually assaulting a 26-year-old woman at a Newcastle house in 2018.
Supporters of convicted rapist Jarryd Hayne have sparked chaos after he was sentenced In Newcastle, where one supporter spat at his victim as she left court.
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.