Jarryd Hayne's US rape allegation 'lacks merit', lawyer says

Rugby league star vows to ‘unequivocally and vehemently’ fight claim he raped a 25-year-old woman and says lawsuit ‘just one of them things you’ve got to go through’Jarryd Hayne’s US lawyer says a civil action accusing him of raping a 25-year-old woman in 2015 “lacks merit”, and says the rugby league star will fight the claim in court. Hayne fronted the media on Wednesday for the first time since rape allegations against him surfaced. In a press conference after his first day of training since rejoining the Parramatta Eels football club at the end of last year, he mostly dodged questions about the allegations, saying it was “just one of them things you’ve got to go through”. Related: Jarryd Hayne accused of rape during time with San Francisco 49ers Continue readingread full article

Source: TheGuardian

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