Child sex abuser Collingwood super fan ‘Joffa’ Corfe is being investigated by police for alleged horrendous attack on a 16-year-old at Melbourne’s biggest train station
- Police confirm investigation is underway
- Alleged incident occurred in 1999
- Corfe previously avoided prison in February
Police have launched an investigation after another alleged victim came forward with accusations of sexual assault against convicted paedophile Jeffrey ‘Joffa’ Corfe.
Corfe, who was recently sentenced for sexually assaulting a child under the age of 16, is a police probe over a new allegation dating back to the late 1990s.
The victim, identified only as Thomas, claims he was sexually assaulted in the public toilets at Flinders Street Station in Melbourne by Corfe after a football game when he was just 16.
Thomas met the former AFL club Collingwood cheer squad leader through a hotline for LGBTQ teenagers when he was 15 years old.
He did not report the alleged incident at the time but has now given a detailed statement to the police.
‘I had a rough time after it first happened,’ Thomas told the Herald Sun.
‘There was trauma. It’s all good now, but I need him to face up to it.’
Collingwood AFL superfan Jeffrey ‘Joffa’ Corfe arrives at the Melbourne Magistrates Court in February to face charges over the historical sexual assault of a 14-year-old boy
‘Melbourne Sexual Offences & Child Abuse Investigation Team (SOCIT) are investigating an historical sexual assault of a 16-year-old boy,’ Victoria Police told Daily Mail Australia in a statement.
‘The investigation relates to an incident in Melbourne in 1999. As the investigation is ongoing it would be inappropriate to comment further at this time.’
In February this year, Corfe avoided a prison sentence for the historical sexual assault of a 14-year-old boy.
The case has raised concerns around the validity of character references submitted by defendants.
The former Magpies cheer squad leader holds up a handbag to Geelong Cats fans as he celebrates a goal in 2015
During Corfe’s sentencing, County Court Judge Gerard Mullaly referred to ‘good character’ references submitted by Corfe’s lawyer.
However, the references have come under scrutiny, and it has emerged that some of them may not have been given with the author’s permission.
One reference came from Father Bob Maguire, who passed away this week, and it is unclear whether it was given directly by Maguire or by a third party.
Jeremy Maxwell, a former fundraising manager for the Epilepsy Foundation, was shocked to discover that his reference was used to support Corfe.
Maxwell did not give permission for his words to be used and has spoken out about feeling betrayed.
The Director of Public Prosecutions, Kerri Judd, has declined to appeal the sentence. Victims of Crime Commissioner Fiona McCormack called for the government to address concerns around the validity of character references submitted by defendants.