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Silvagni, 23, was sentenced to a non-parole period of three years and three months at Victoria’s County Court this morning.
Silvagni’s has already served 12 days of pre-sentence detention.
Sentencing judge Gregory Lyon acknowledged the “psychological and emotional trauma” of Silvagni’s victim when handing down his sentence.
Judge Lyon also noted that Silvagni had suffered from a major depressive disorder in the time preceding and after his conviction.
He described Silvagni’s prospects of rehabilitation as “very good” but said Silvagni had not demonstrated any remorse.
Judge Lyon’s sentencing remarks went on to point out Silvagni had the support of a “good, pro-social family”.
Silvagni looked straight ahead on the video link from prison as Judge Lyon handed down his sentence today.
His parents, AFL great Stephen Silvagni and television personality Jo Silvagni, who were in the courtroom, did not react to the jail term.
The maximum jail term for rape is 25 years.
At a pre-sentence hearing last week, barrister David Hallowes SC argued Silvagni should be handed a lighter sentence because he was a young man whose time in custody would be more difficult.
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.
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