- Well-known figure in AFL circles accused of rape
- appeared in court on Friday
A figure linked to the AFL has been accused of raping a woman twice.
The man appeared in Melbourne Magistrates Court on Friday, where his lawyer successfully argued that his name should be prevented from being published in the media until his next court date in July.
He is accused of raping his alleged victim twice on the night of Sunday, January 14 this year, in Balwyn North, in Melbourne’s east.
He was charged by summons from the Box Hill Child Abuse and Sexual Crimes Investigation Team on Friday, reports The Herald of the Sun.
The man is charged with two counts of rape and also two counts of intent to pervert the course of justice.
A man linked to the AFL has been charged with rape. He cannot be named for legal reasons.
The secondary charges concern the man who allegedly made a “fake Uber” the next day in an attempt to conceal the alleged acts.
He is also alleged to have told another person to lie about his whereabouts and to suggest that another person committed the alleged crimes.
Psychiatric reports are understood to have played a role in the man’s defence, successfully arguing for his identity to be suppressed, as did the lack of a criminal record.
Another member of this man’s family is also well known in AFL circles and was involved in the awarding of the order.
The man was questioned by detectives earlier this year and appeared in court Friday dressed in a suit and tie hours after being charged.
He was granted bail with conditions including that he remain in Australia.
He is scheduled to return to court in July.