This episode presents the raw courtroom audio from the sentencing of Tom Silvagni.

Recorded as the judge delivers final remarks, the audio captures the gravity of the proceedings.

In January 2024, a young woman reported being sexually assaulted at a private residence in Melbourne’s inner east. The allegations related to events that occurred late at night, after a social gathering, inside a bedroom where the complainant believed she was alone.

The prosecution case was that Tom Silvagni entered the room, deliberately misled the complainant as to who he was, and carried out sexual acts without consent. The court later heard that, in the days following the incident, steps were taken to obscure what had occurred, including attempts to alter records and shape a false timeline.

Silvagni was charged later that year. For much of the legal process, strict suppression orders prevented his identification or any reporting of his family background. Those orders were eventually lifted, and the matter proceeded to trial in the Victorian County Court.

At trial, the defence denied the allegations and challenged the complainant’s account. The jury ultimately rejected that version of events. In December, Silvagni was found guilty on two counts of rape.

What follows is the court’s final response to those verdicts — the sentencing remarks delivered in open court. There is no commentary, no interpretation, and no embellishment. Just the words of the judge, explaining how the law assessed the offending, the harm caused, and the punishment imposed.