FORMER rugby league star Jarryd Hayne will appear in Newcastle court on a sexual assault charge on Wednesday.
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Mr Hayne, 31, appeared briefly in the Newcastle Local Court on June 26.
Defence lawyer Leo Premutico advised the court that Mr Hayne would be ready to be committed on a charge of sexual intercourse without consent on July 3.
He has previously been committed on a charge of aggravated sexual assault inflicting actual bodily harm, to which he has pleaded not guilty.
The charges he faces each carry a maximum 20-year jail term.
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