Shocking new development in the case of a man from one of the most famous AFL families after he was charged with rape

• Person well-known in AFL circles charged with rape
• He appeared in court in Melbourne on 14 June

An AFL-affiliated individual accused of twice raping a woman has been removed from the website of the company she works for, it has been revealed.

The man, who belongs to one of football’s most famous families, appeared in Melbourne Magistrates Court on June 14, where his lawyer successfully argued that his name should not be published in the media until his next court date in July.

He is accused of raping his alleged victim twice on the night of Sunday, January 14 this year, in Balwyn North in Melbourne’s east.

He was charged following a summons from the Box Hill Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Investigation Team.

The man is accused of two counts of rape and two counts of obstruction of justice.

Last Thursday, the company that employs him deleted his profile from its website, even though it had remained online for five days since the charges were filed, the Herald Sun reported.

The AFL and the AFL Players’ Association had no comment when asked by the publication whether it was appropriate for the man to continue working with footballers despite the charges.

The additional charges were brought after the man allegedly made a “fake Uber” booking the next day to cover up the alleged crimes.

He is also said to have asked someone else to lie about his whereabouts and to claim that another person had committed the alleged crimes.

It is believed that psychiatric reports and the man’s lack of criminal history played a role in the man’s successful defense, which enabled him to argue for the secrecy of his identity.

Another member of the man’s family is also well known in AFL circles and played a role in the issuance of the order.

The man was questioned by detectives earlier this year and appeared in court on Friday, a few hours after his arraignment, wearing a suit and tie.

Bail was granted on the condition that he remain in Australia.

He is scheduled to appear in court again in July.