Australia, Tom Silvagni, son of AFL star, sentenced to more than six years' jail for rape

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Tom Silvagni, son of AFL star, sentenced to six years' jail for rape

Tom Silvagni, son of former AFL star Stephen Silvagni, will have to serve at least three years and three months of his sentence.

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Tom Silvagni, son of AFL star, sentenced to more than six years' jail for rape

Tom Silvagni, son of former AFL star Stephen Silvagni and TV personality Jo, has been sentenced to six years and two months in jail for rape

Silvagni comes from a prominent AFL family, and his name was suppressed throughout his trial

Silvagni was found to have first raped the woman while pretending to be her boyfriend and then a second time while restraining the woman.

In his sentencing remarks, Judge Greg Lyon praised the courage of the victim and said Silvagni had failed to show remorse for his offending

The judge commended the victim's courage throughout the trial process and noted that she gave statements to the court in person.

"She has found her own voice,"

Judge Lyon said.

 

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Tom Silvagni jailed for six years and two months after rape conviction

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Silvagni was found guilty of two counts of rape on December 5 following a two-week trial in the Victorian County Court.

He denied he digitally raped his friend's girlfriend at his Melbourne home in the early hours of January 14, 2024.

The woman had consensual sex with her boyfriend at the house but then he organised an Uber and left the property shortly before 2am

Silvagni then lied, telling the woman her boyfriend would be returning upstairs because his Uber had been cancelled.

But it was Silvagni who went into the dark bedroom a short time later and pretended to be the woman's boyfriend before digitally raping her twice