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A judge has expressed her displeasure after The Daily Telegraph broke news sex assault charges against Jack de Belin had been dropped.

Judge Dina Yehia was scathing of the fact the court was the last to be told. "The court proceedings are not run by the media and it is a discourtesy to this court to have that decision leaked to the press before the proceedings are conducted in this court," she said. "I'm not pleased about the way in which this information was leaked to the press." Jack de Belin will return via the Dragons' reserve grade team this weekend.(Getty) Outside court, de Belin's solicitor said when the allegations were first made, he foreshadowed a long journey. "No one had any idea just how long a road it would be,...

The Dragons forward was excused from appearing. "I want to know how it is that the decision … seems to have come to the attention of the press, but not the court first," Judge Yehia said. Charges against Callan Sinclair were also dropped. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Gaye Gerard "I am not pleased as to how this was leaked to the press. It is a discourtesy to this court to have it leaked to the press before proceedings have taken place in this court." Judge Yehia told the court she did not have time to investigate how the leak happened. Crown Prosecutor Craig Everson told the court Dire...

Sexual assault charges against Jack de Belin and Callan Sinclair are dropped by NSW's public prosecutors after two juries were unable to reach a verdict.

Sexual assault charges have been dropped against NRL star Jack de Belin after two court trials.