Overview
- County Court Judge Andrew Palmer revoked the name-suppression order on Thursday, citing widespread public knowledge and the ability to monitor Silvagni in prison.
- A jury found Silvagni guilty on December 5 of two counts of rape for digitally penetrating a woman after pretending to be her boyfriend at his family's Melbourne home in January 2024.
- Defence sought continued suppression based on psychiatric reports warning of imminent risk of self-harm, while prosecutors urged a return to open justice.
- Trial evidence included an attempt to cover up the offending by altering an Uber receipt, which Silvagni admitted forging.
- Silvagni remains in custody ahead of a pre-sentence hearing on Friday, with rape carrying a maximum penalty of 25 years in Victoria.