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Tom Silvagni (middle) pictured leaving court. (9News)<\/p>\nConvicted rapist Tom Silvagni will face court for the first time since a suppression over his identity was lifted.<\/p>\n
The 23-year-old son of AFL great Stephen Silvagni and television personality Jo Silvagni was found guilty of two counts of rape on December 5 following a two-week trial in the Victorian County Court.<\/p>\n
He is due to face a pre-sentence hearing on Friday morning.<\/p>\n
Tom Silvagni (middle) pictured leaving court. (9News)<\/p>\n
There had been a suppression over his identity since he was first charged with rape in June 2024, with his lawyers arguing publication could lead to the deterioration of his mental health.<\/p>\n
But Judge Andrew Palmer lifted the order on Thursday, ruling it was no longer necessary given the trial had been run and Silvagni would be under close watch in custody.<\/p>\n
There had also been extensive discussion online identifying Silvagni as the convicted rapist, the judge said.<\/p>\n
“At some point he will have to reconcile himself to the reality that he has committed these offences and there is media interest,” Judge Palmer said on Thursday.<\/p>\n
Silvagni had repeatedly denied he digitally raped his friend’s girlfriend at his Melbourne home in the early hours of January 14, 2024.<\/p>\n
The jury was told the woman had consensual sex with her boyfriend at the house but then he organised an Uber and left the property shortly before 2am.<\/p>\n
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Silvagni, the youngest son of Stephen, was on December 5 convicted of two counts of rape. (9News)<\/p>\n
Silvagni then lied, telling the woman her boyfriend would be returning upstairs because his Uber had been cancelled.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
In the days after, he doctored an Uber receipt to make it look like the victim’s boyfriend had left the house after 2.30am.<\/p>\n
Silvagni admitted forging the receipt but said he did so because he panicked after being falsely accused of rape.<\/p>\n
But the jury rejected his story, finding him guilty of two counts of rape.<\/p>\n
He is due to face a pre-sentence hearing on Friday when his lawyers will make submissions on sentence.<\/p>\n
The maximum jail term for rape is 25 years.<\/p>\n