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Melbourne’s Secret Rape Trial: Unmasking Tom Silvagni

Dec 11, 2025
25 mins

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In this episode, Wayne is joined by journalist Paul Shapiro to unpack one of the most explosive legal stories to hit Australia this year: the public naming of Tom Silvagni, a 23 year old from one of Victoria’s most prominent AFL families, after a long running suppression battle. 


For nearly 18 months, courts kept his identity and family ties secret. But now a judge has now lifted the gag order protecting Silvagni, shortly after he was convicted of rape, making his awful crime public to the world.


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Presenter: Wayne Flower 

Producer: Sam Morris

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Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini

 

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