Jarryd Hayne will spend at least three years and eight months in jail. (file pic)
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A jury in March found Hayne guilty of two counts of aggravated sexual assault which the victim said left her feeling dirty, scared and ashamed .
Hayne must serve a minimum of three years and eight months.
In handing down her sentence, District Court Judge Helen Syme said she found that Hayne was fully aware that the victim was not consenting and went ahead anyway. The reliability and honesty of the victim s evidence was tested at length and in my view, her reliability was not in doubt. She said no several times, Judge Syme said.
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.
Jarryd Hayne s victim speaks of nightmares, flashbacks of sexual assault
Former NRL star Jarryd Hayne has taken what could be his final steps as a free man.
The 33-year-old was swarmed by supporters as he arrived at his sentence hearing for sexually assaulting a woman near Newcastle.
Family and friends formed a wall around Hayne and his new wife Amellia, shielding them with umbrellas outside Newcastle Local Court.
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Inside court, his victim bravely spoke about the devastating impact the crime has had on her life. I have spent countless hours crying, the feeling of violation and feeling dirty doesn t go away. I have nightmares and flashbacks of his face looking right through me, the now 28-year-old said.
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
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 .