Former NRL star Jarryd Hayne is free on bail – he served 9 months in jail after he was found guilty of sexually assaulting a woman on the night of 2018’s NRL grand final. Hayne and the unnamed woman had been texting for a fortnight before he came to her house for what he claimed was consensual sex, but she says she was left “shocked and scared” by the encounter. On Monday, 3 judges found that errors were made by the trial judge, and his convictions were quashed. To secure bail, Hayne paid $20,000 surety and will report to police 3 times a week, surrender his passport and stay away from NSW’s Newcastle, which is where the alleged incident occurred. There’s some speculation a 3rd trial won’t be pursued by prosecutors, but a hearing is set for Friday to fix a date. Hayne’s first trial in late 2020 ended in a hung jury.