A supporter of convicted rapist Jarryd Hayne accused of spitting outside court after he was jailed will be fined by police.
The former NRL star, 33, was surrounded by dozens of friends and family when he arrived at Newcastle District Court for sentencing last Thursday.
Wild scenes erupted outside court after Hayne was sentenced to five years and nine months behind bars.
There were claims that one of Hayne s supporters allegedly stared down and spat at the victim as she was escorted from the court by police, which sparked nationwide outrage.
Scuffles also broke out between Hayne s supporters and the waiting press.
Jarryd Hayne supporter fined for spitting outside Newcastle court
A supporter of convicted rapist Jarryd Hayne has been fined for offensive conduct after allegedly spitting on the footpath outside a Newcastle court after the footballer was sentenced for sexual assault.
There were chaotic scenes outside court last week after the former NRL star was sentenced to a minimum three years and eight months imprisonment for sexually assaulting a woman at her home on Grand Final night in 2018.
After the 33-year-old was taken away in handcuffs, his supporters gathered, with one accused of spitting as Hayne s victim left with police.
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Subscriber only Convicted rapist Jarryd Hayne spent his first night behind bars alone after being immediately isolated from the other inmates inside his temporary new home at Parklea Correctional Centre. Hayne, 33, was on Thursday Âsentenced in the Newcastle District Court to a minimum of three years and eight months in prison after being convicted by a jury in March on two counts of sexual assault without Âconsent.