Jared Hayne’s lawyers are asking women to give evidence again

Former NRL player Jared Hain’s lawyers hope the woman he accused of sexually assaulting him more than four years ago will be recalled to give evidence at his third trial. is.

Hae In, 34, is scheduled to stand trial on March 6 for two counts of non-consensual sex. He allegedly hand and mouth assaulted a 26-year-old woman in Newcastle in September 2018, causing her to bleed from her genitals.

The trial date was confirmed by Warwick Hunt Judge at Downing Center District Court in Sydney on Monday, and Hayne’s attorney, Lauren McDougal, said there was “an application to recall the plaintiffs”.

“The royal family has been notified about it,” she said.

Chief of Public Prosecution Office Rafaela Bianchino confirmed that a number of proposed orders have been filed.

Audio and video of plaintiffs’ evidence from the first trial was played at Hayne’s second trial.

The initial trial ended with a jury hang in December 2020 after the Newcastle District Court jury said it was unable to reach a unanimous or majority verdict.

His second trial in Sydney ended in March 2021 and his conviction was overturned. Hein spent at least three years and eight months in prison, but was released from custody in February 2022 after the New South Wales Court of Appeals quashed his convictions on two charges and ordered a retrial. it was done.

Hae In has repeatedly denied assaulting women and has said their meeting was consensual.