Rugby league star Jarryd Hayne has been charged with aggravated sexual assault after turning himself into police.
The 30-year-old arrived at Ryde Police Station in Sydney’s northwest at 4pm on Monday and was arrested by the New South Wales Child Abuse and Sex Crime Squad.
Following an interview with detectives, the football star was charged with one charge of aggravated sexual assault.
New South Wales Police extensively investigated the allegations that he sexually assaulted a 26-year-old woman before charging him.
Rugby league star Jarryd Hayne (pictured) has been charged over allegations he sexually assaulted a woman on Grand Final night
The 30-year-old turned himself in at Ryde Police Station in Sydney’s northwest at 4pm on Monday and was arrested by the New South Wales Child Abuse and Sex Crime Squad
The charges carry a maximum sentence of 20 years behind bars if convicted.
According to NSW Criminal Code, a sexual assault becomes ‘aggravated’ if the offender inflicts ‘actual bodily harm on the alleged victim intentionally’.
The 30-year-old has been granted strict conditional bail to appear at Burwood Local Court on December 10.
Hayne allegedly met and had sex with his accuser in the Hunter region after they began talking on social media.
The 26-year-old woman claimed she and Hayne were having consensual sex but she ‘withdrew her consent’.
She allegedly she suffered injuries during the sexual encounter with Hayne – which required medical treatment.
The woman originally made a complaint to the NRL’s Integrity Unit about the incident, which she claims happened on September 30.
The NRL referred the woman to the police.
Following an interview with detectives, the football star was charged with aggravated sexual assault – inflict bodily harm
Over the weekend, Hayne hired Salim Mehajer’s former lawyer Ramy Qutami.
He is yet to comment on the latest allegations, and his family on the NSW Central Coast told 9 News ‘there’ll be no comment’.
Hayne’s manager Wayne Beavis and former Parramatta Eels teammates have not spoken to him since news of the allegations first broke on Thursday night.
Hayne, a two-time Dally M Medallist, is one of the biggest names in the NRL and had a magical run to help the Eels to the 2009 grand final.
He has played 11 Tests for Australia, 23 State of Origins for NSW and scored 121 tries in 214 NRL games.
Heayne also created headlines when he left the Eels to play in the NFL, running out for the San Francisco 49ers in late 2015
He also hit headlines when he left the Eels to play in the NFL, running out for the San Francisco 49ers in late 2015.
The latest allegations come as Hayne faces civil legal action in the US over claims he raped a woman during his time with the 49ers NFL team in 2015.
Police declined to charge Hayne after investigating the allegations, and the woman involved lodged a civil suit.
Hayne currently does not have a contract for the 2019 NRL season, with his most recent deal with the Parramatta Eels expiring on October 31.
A statement from New South Wales Police in regards to his charges said: ‘He was charged with aggravated sexual assault-inflict actual bodily harm on victim.’
‘Police will allege in court that the man attended a home in the Hunter region on Sunday 30 September 2018, and sexually assaulted a 26-year-old woman.
‘The man has been granted strict conditional bail to appear at Burwood Local Court on Monday 10 December 2018.
‘The Child Abuse and Sex Crimes Squad is comprised of detectives who are specially trained to investigate matters against children and adults, including sexual assault, serious physical abuse, and extreme cases of neglect.’
It is unlikely Hayne’s career will survive two allegations of sexual assault, sources said last night.
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