Former NRL star Jarryd Hayne could have his bail revoked ahead of sentencing proceedings for two counts of sexual assault, after prosecutors applied in the NSW Supreme Court to detain him.
NSW District Court judge Graham Turnbull, who oversaw Hayne’s trial, last weekHayne’s lawyers had argued he could be attacked while on remand due to intense publicity and online vitriol which treated him as an evil sex offender.
Turnbull said Hayne would be held in “significantly deprived circumstances” in custody for his own protection, not because of the nature of his crime but because of who he was. He found exceptional circumstances had been established to grant Hayne bail.
Prosecutors applied on Wednesday to overturn the District Court decision; their application will be heard on Friday.
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