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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Nino Bucci Justice and courts reporter

What the jury didn’t hear before it found a well-connected Melbourne man guilty of rape

County Court of Victoria
A well-connected Melbourne man has been found guilty of two counts of rape and one of sexual assault. Photograph: Clair MacDougall/The Guardian

It began with a text message from a well-connected Melbourne man. “You free this arvo for a meeting,” he asked his former personal assistant on 23 March 2023.

She was. She soon found herself in his luxurious house, with its grand piano, wine cellar and sauna. She signed his guestbook, with a picture of a smiling face.

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