Former NRL star Jarryd Hayne will not face a fourth trial over the alleged sexual assault of a woman on the night of the 2018 Grand Final.
The NSW Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions said on Tuesday it had determined another trial would not proceed.
“Having carefully considered the many competing factors that inform the assessment of the public interest in this case, the ODPP has determined not to proceed to a fourth trial against Mr Hayne,” a statement read.
“The decision was made in accordance with the Prosecution Guidelines. As the reasons for the decision are legally privileged, they will not be disclosed and the ODPP will not comment further.”
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Hayne walked from prison earlier this month after his rape convictions were overturned on appeal, finding a miscarriage of justice had taken place at his third trial.
He spent more than a year behind bars with the court leaving it up to the state’s top prosecutor to determine whether another trial was required.
Justice Deborah Sweeney, one of the judges who decided the appeal in Hayne’s favour two to one, had said that in light of “the history of this matter, to put the applicant on trial for a fourth time would not be in the interests of justice”.
Hayne’s first trial ended in a hung jury and he successfully appealed his convictions after the second trial.