{"podcast":{"title":"The Trial: Australia","slug":"the-trial-australia-7020233","podcast_index_feed_id":7020233,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6846a290f47b55b37a17dfc8","website_url":"https://thecrimedesk.om","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6846a290f47b55b37a17dfc8/1759237243844-3eb7d31d-26e5-4bea-aebc-5142acb5af44.jpeg","author":"The Crime Desk","episode_count":75,"summary":"The Trial goes behind the headlines of some of the biggest trials in the world. We take you into the courtroom, bringing you the detail as the evidence unfolds, examining key moments and carrying out exclusive interviews with detectives, victims, and experts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-trial-australia-7020233"},"episode":{"title":"Melbourne’s Secret Rape Trial: Unmasking Tom Silvagni","slug":"melbourne-s-secret-rape-trial-unmasking-tom-silvagni","published_at":"2025-12-11T15:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-trial-australia-7020233/melbourne-s-secret-rape-trial-unmasking-tom-silvagni","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-trial-australia-7020233","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-trial-aus/episodes/melbournes-secret-rape-trial-unmasking-tom-silvagni","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6846a290f47b55b37a17dfc8/e/693ad7060375da4a9e1b50a0/media.mp3","summary":"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.  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. Follow us on Tiktok @DailyMailCrime Email us thetrial@mailmetromedia.co.uk Whatsapp us +447796657512 (start your message with ‘Trial’)   Presenter: Wayne Flower  Producer: Sam Morris Creative Director: Caroline Cheetham Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini   A Daily Mail production. Seriously Popular. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"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 namin…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1527,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-trial-australia-7020233/episodes/melbourne-s-secret-rape-trial-unmasking-tom-silvagni/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-trial-australia-7020233/melbourne-s-secret-rape-trial-unmasking-tom-silvagni.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}