Rapist Tom Silvagni has been jailed for more than six years for a callous and egregious attack on a young woman in his own home.

The 23-year-old did not react on the video link from prison as Victorian County Court Judge Gregory Lyon handed down the sentence on Wednesday morning.

His parents, AFL great Stephen Silvagni and media personality Jo, also showed little emotion at the jail term and quickly left the courtroom as soon as the hearing finished.

Silvagni had denied he digitally raped the woman – known under the pseudonym Samantha Taylor – at his Melbourne home in the early hours of January 14, 2024.

Taylor, who had a brief relationship with Silvagni’s friend Anthony LoGiudice, had been invited to join them all at the house by Silvagni’s girlfriend Alannah Laconis.

The four of them chatted for some time before heading separately to bed and Taylor had consensual sex with LoGiudice.

He then had to leave so he organised an Uber and left the property shortly before 2am.

Silvagni then went to Taylor’s room and lied, telling her LoGiudice would return upstairs soon because his Uber had been cancelled.

But Silvagni went into the dark bedroom soon after and pretended to be LoGiudice as he digitally raped the young woman.

She managed to move away and ask directly if he was Silvagni. He claimed again to be LoGiudice.

Silvagni then grabbed both of Taylor’s hands, pinned her down and digitally raped her a second time while she told him to stop. Taylor managed to get a hand free and felt his hair, which was longer than LoGiudice’s, which is when Silvagni stopped and ran from the room.

He returned a few minutes later and acted as if nothing had happened, asking her if she was OK and requesting a hug before she left.

In the days that followed, Silvagni fabricated an Uber receipt to make it look like LoGiudice had left his home after 2.30am.

Silvagni admitted forging the receipt but said he did so because he panicked after being falsely accused of rape.

But a County Court jury rejected his story, finding him guilty of two counts of rape on December 5.

In sentencing, Lyon outlined Silvagni’s callous lies as he tried to undermine Taylor’s beliefs and prevent her from reporting the crime to police.

“Your conduct towards Samantha was egregious,” he said.

Lyon noted while Taylor did not sustain physical injuries from the attack, she was left with psychological and emotional trauma.

He commended her for showing integrity throughout the court process.

“Ms Taylor’s demonstrated courage is hopefully a sign she is on the path to recovery,” Lyon said.

Taylor, who was in court supported by family, wiped away tears at the judge’s comments while Jo Silvagni glared at her from across the room.

Stephen and Jo Silvagni outside court the day their youngest son was convicted of rape. Photo: AAP

Lyon was critical of Silvagni’s actions towards LoGiudice, saying he had tried to avoid taking any responsibility for his crimes.

“Your conduct towards Anthony, who had been a lifelong friend, in your own self-interest was utterly appalling and shameful,” he said.

Lyon noted Silvagni had shown no remorse or insight into his offending, but accepted he was still a young man with no prior convictions.

He acknowledged Silvagni had diagnosed depression and his time in custody would be more difficult as a result.

Intense media scrutiny was also a form of additional punishment but Lyon found the reporting had been objective and fair throughout the trial.

He sentenced Silvagni to six years and two months behind bars. He will be eligible for parole after three years and three months.

Silvagni’s parents left quickly after the sentence and dodged questions from journalists outside court.

They previously read out a statement to the media, saying their son was innocent and flagging an appeal against the verdicts.

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