AFL player Colin Sylvia pleads guilty to filming woman

  • Former AFL player Colin Sylvia has admitted filming a woman while she slept
  • The 32-year-old appeared in Melbourne Magistrates Court on Tuesday
  • Sylvia also sent abusive text messages to the woman who was known to him

Former AFL player Colin Sylvia has admitted filming a woman while she slept in her Melbourne apartment.

The 32-year-old appeared in Melbourne Magistrates Court on Tuesday after pleading guilty to contravening a court order and committing an indictable offence while on bail.

Sylvia sent abusive text messages to the woman who was known to him, court documents read.

Former AFL player Colin Sylvia has admitted filming a woman while she slept in her Melbourne apartment

Sylvia (right) also sent abusive text messages to the woman who was known to him

Sylvia (right) also sent abusive text messages to the woman who was known to him

He also tried to climb her balcony but left after she confronted him and called police.

Hours later, Sylvia returned, scaled the balcony and went into an empty apartment next door to the victim.

Police later found photos and videos of her sleeping on Sylvia’s mobile phone.

The footballer retired in 2015 after playing for Melbourne and Fremantle.

He is due to return to court on January 22.

The 32-year-old appeared in Melbourne Magistrates Court on Tuesday

The 32-year-old appeared in Melbourne Magistrates Court on Tuesday

He is due to return to court on January 22

He is due to return to court on January 22

Police later found photos and videos of her sleeping on Sylvia's mobile phone

Police later found photos and videos of her sleeping on Sylvia’s mobile phone

 

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