Tom Silvagni, son of AFL great, sentenced to more than six years for rape

<p>Silvagni, whose brother, father and grandfather are well known for their AFL careers, was found guilty of two counts of rape in Melbourne’s county court</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/dec/17/bondi-beach-shooting-live-updates-victims-terror-attack-jewish-festival-al-ahmed-sajid-naveed-akram-shooters-india-radicalisation-gun-control-ntwnfb">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>The son of AFL great Stephen Silvagni has been jailed for more than six years for raping a woman and then forging a rideshare receipt in an attempt to cover it up.</p><p>Tom Silvagni, 23, looked straight ahead on the video link from prison as Victorian county court judge Gregory Lyon handed down his sentence on Wednesday morning.</p><p><em>Information and support for anyone affected by rape or sexual abuse is available from the following organisations. In Australia, support is available at <a href="https://www.1800respect.org.au/">1800Respect</a> (1800 737 732). In the UK, <a href="https://rapecrisis.org.uk/">Rape Crisis</a> offers support on 0808 500 2222. In the US, <a href="https://www.rainn.org/">Rainn</a> offers support on 800-656-4673. Other international helplines can be found at <a href="http://ibiblio.org/rcip/internl.html">ibiblio.org/rcip/internl.html</a></em></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/17/tom-silvagni-son-of-afl-great-sentenced-to-more-than-six-years-for">Continue reading...</a>

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