EXCLUSIVE What next for Jarryd Hayne? How fallen footy star will adjust to life outside prison - and the one thing he has been warned not to do Jarryd Hayne has won an appeal against rape allegations It marks the second time his conviction has been quashed PR expert explains what comes next for the fallen footy star READ MORE: The inside story of how Jarryd Hayne secured his freedom By Max Aitchison For Daily Mail Australia Published: 08:54, 13 June 2024 | Updated: 09:02, 13 June 2024 e-mail View comments He once commanded a million-dollar salary and hundreds of thousands in sponsorship deals at the height of his glittering footy career. But Jarryd Hayne is now a far cry from the man who was predicted to become Australia’s highest-paid sportsman. Wearing in an untucked white shirt, tan chinos and clutching a few possessions, Hayne briefly glanced to the heavens before embracing one of his family members on Wednesday evening as he left the gates of Mary Wade Correctional Centre after his rape convictions were sensationally overturned .

It was perhaps a brief moment to savour his freedom after a six-year legal saga that has seen him endure three trials, two appeals, two quashed convictions and almost 18 months in prison. Hayne, who now has the presumption of innocence, still faces the prospect of a fourth trial, although legal experts are divided over whether the Director for Public Prosecutions will pursue it. What is not in dispute is that his reputation lies in tatters.

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