- Fallout from Tom Silvagni rape case continues
Two big-name footy families are ‘at war’ over the high-profile Tom Silvagni rape case in Melbourne.
Silvagni, 23, was sentenced in the Victorian County Court on December 17 to a maximum six years and two months, with a non-parole period of three years and three months, after he was found guilty of two counts of rape.
It followed an assault on January 14, 2024 in a bedroom at the family home owned by his famous parents – AFL legend Stephen Silvagni and TV identity Jo Silvagni.
Now it can be revealed former Carlton Blues president Mark LoGiudice became embroiled in the Victoria Police rape investigation as the father of the second man who was at the mansion.
During the trial, it was confirmed detectives attended LoGiudice’s home on two occasions to interview his son Anthony.
It followed a young woman being assaulted by Silvagni at his parents’ Balwyn North mansion.
Two big-name footy families in Melbourne are ‘at war’ surrounding the high-profile Tom Silvagni rape case
Tom Silvagni’s parents are footy legend Stephen Silvagni and TV identity Jo Silvagni
Former Carlton Blues president Mark LoGiudice became embroiled in the Victoria Police rape investigation as the father of the second man – Anthony LoGuidice – who was at the mansion on the night the victim was sexually assaulted
And on the final day of the County Court trial, the prosecution accused Silvagni of trying to ‘shift the blame’ towards Anthony LoGiudice, who he labelled his ‘best friend’ at the time of the incident.
According to News Corp, the fallout between the two families has been swift.
Both Tom and Anthony attended the prestigious Xavier College in Melbourne’s inner east – and both families owned holiday homes in Noosa on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast.
But they are unlikely to catch up anytime soon, with one source declaring: ‘there was already some bad blood from their days at Carlton, but this has changed lives forever.’
The bad blood was in reference to Mark LoGiudice luring Stephen Silvagni back to Princes Park to serve as Carlton’s list manager in 2014.
Five years later Silvagni was out the door, with LoGiudice siding with then Blues CEO Cain Liddle.
During his tenure as Carlton’s list manager, Silvagni raised eyebrows after his two other sons – Jack and Ben – were drafted by the Blues.
On the night of the assault, Anthony LoGiudice and the victim had consensual sex after 12.30am on January 14 before he said he was heading home.
After moving his car from the driveway to the street, he ordered an Uber at 1.57am, which dropped him home at 2.09am.
In a bid to place LoGiudice at the scene for longer, Silvagni admitted to doctoring the Uber receipt to change the departure time from 1.58am to 2.37am and the arrival time from 2.09am to 2.57am.
The jury later unanimously agreed Silvagni raped the victim.
