Melbourne’s Secret Rape Trial: Unmasking Tom Silvagni
DEC 11, 202525 MIN
Melbourne’s Secret Rape Trial: Unmasking Tom Silvagni
DEC 11, 202525 MIN
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<p>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. </p><br><p>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.</p><br><p>Follow us on Tiktok @DailyMailCrime</p><p>Email us <a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[email protected]</a></p><p>Whatsapp us +447796657512 (start your message with ‘Trial’)</p><p> </p><p>Presenter: Wayne Flower </p><p>Producer: Sam Morris</p><p>Creative Director: Caroline Cheetham</p><p>Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini</p><p> </p><p>A Daily Mail production. Seriously Popular.</p><br><p>The Trial series uses actors and some voices generated by AI. Their words are taken as verbatim from the official court transcript.</p><br><p>Follow us on instagram @thetrialpod</p><p>Email us [email protected]</p><p>Whatsapp us +447796657512 (start your message with ‘Trial’) </p><br><p>A Daily Mail production.</p><p>Seriously Popular.</p><br><p><a href="https://link.news.dailymail.co.uk/join/4w5/crime-desk-sign-up?utm_source=dailymail.co.uk&[%E2%80%A6]&utm_term=crime_newsletter_podcast&utm_budgetpot=organic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Click here to sign up to The Crime Desk's weekly newsletter</strong></a>. <strong> </strong></p><p>It's free and packed with exclusive interviews, expert insight, and gripping deep dive investigations from across the world.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
![<p>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. </p><br><p>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.</p><br><p>Follow us on Tiktok @DailyMailCrime</p><p>Email us <a href="mailto:thetrial@mailmetromedia.co.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">thetrial@mailmetromedia.co.uk</a></p><p>Whatsapp us +447796657512 (start your message with ‘Trial’)</p><p> </p><p>Presenter: Wayne Flower </p><p>Producer: Sam Morris</p><p>Creative Director: Caroline Cheetham</p><p>Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini</p><p> </p><p>A Daily Mail production. Seriously Popular.</p><br><p>The Trial series uses actors and some voices generated by AI. Their words are taken as verbatim from the official court transcript.</p><br><p>Follow us on instagram @thetrialpod</p><p>Email us thetrial@dailymail.com</p><p>Whatsapp us +447796657512 (start your message with ‘Trial’) </p><br><p>A Daily Mail production.</p><p>Seriously Popular.</p><br><p><a href="https://link.news.dailymail.co.uk/join/4w5/crime-desk-sign-up?utm_source=dailymail.co.uk&[%E2%80%A6]&utm_term=crime_newsletter_podcast&utm_budgetpot=organic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Click here to sign up to The Crime Desk's weekly newsletter</strong></a>. <strong> </strong></p><p>It's free and packed with exclusive interviews, expert insight, and gripping deep dive investigations from across the world.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>](https://us-central1-podcastguru-217d6.cloudfunctions.net/gcf_get_image?image_url=https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Podcasts221/v4/33/f4/b8/33f4b88d-e499-98fe-8826-e509811ec760/mza_3946894693210384674.jpeg/600x600bb.jpg&width=300&height=300&api_key=xqFmUFX5BHLBTA)
