Jarryd Hayne will live in a male-only dorm for six months studying to become an Christian disciple as he awaits rape trial
- Hayne will move into the Perth Youth with a Mission Centre on Sunday
- He awaits charges of sexual assault over an incident in September 2018
- Hayne will attend compulsory lectures over three months at the school
Two-time NRL player-of-the-year Jarryd Hayne has been permitted to attend a Christian missionary school in Perth until his trial on rape charges in late 2020.
The former Parramatta fullback, who was twice awarded the Dally M medal as the NRL’s best player, was in Newcastle Local Court on Wednesday where he was committed to stand trial in the District Court on two counts of aggravated sexual assault.
As part of the program and to abide by his new bail conditions, Hayne will live in an all male dorm and attend lectures over three months, starting on Sunday.
Jarryd Hayne (pictured) will spend six months living in the Youth with a Mission Centre in Perth that will begin on Sunday
The former Parramatta fullback was in Newcastle Local Court on Wednesday where he was committed to stand trial in the District Court.
He had been charged with two counts of aggravated sexual assault inflicting actual bodily harm in relation to the alleged rape of a woman in the Hunter Region last September.
The 31-year-old has not yet formally pleaded but his lawyer has previously indicated he denies sexually assaulting a 26-year-old woman in Newcastle on the night of the NRL Grand Final.
The trial is not expected to start before September 2020.
The YWAM campus located in Perth’s CBD strictly forbids alcohol. Hayne will also be disallowed to drink when leaving the centre on weekends.
Hayne will be one in ten in his class and if he misses a lecture, the school must immediately report to the Newcastle DPP, as reported by The Australian.
The YWAM centre (pictured) focused on Christian discipleship where Hayne will attend lectures over three months
The course, which costs about $6580, focuses on Christian discipleship in areas of personal growth and basic training for service within Christian missions, training director Caleb Brownhill said.
That’s followed by a three-month field assignment, although Hayne would require another bail variation to participate.
Two letters from YWAM Perth were presented to magistrate Robert Stone to assist Hayne’s application, saying he would udergo ‘six months of personally experiencing God’.
Hayne went through the formal application process and disclosed the nature of his charges and background, his barrister Richard Pontello told the court.
Hayne was charged with aggravated sexual assault on a 26-year-old woman during September 2018
Hayne is expected to return to Newcastle District Court on July 25 for arraignment.
Earlier this year it was reported that Hayne allegedly bit hit victim on the genitals, causing her to bleed.
In May Hayne received a charge of sexual intercourse without consent which could land him a 14 prison sentence.
His lawyers have indicated he will plead not guilty to the charge.
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