- Former footy star has been charged by police over secretly filming ex-girlfriend
- Colin Sylvia was released on bail Monday after confronting a woman on Sunday
- Police allege he sent abusive messages and climbed into next-door apartment
- Sylvia, 31, faced court in 2006 over alleged domestic violence incident
A former footy star has been charged after secretly filming his ex-girlfriend as she slept.
Colin Sylvia, who played for Melbourne and Fremantle in the AFL, had recently broken up with the woman who he had been dating for seven years.
Police allege Sylvia had been sending her abusive messages and even climbed into a vacant apartment next door to her residence and observed her through a window.
Colin Sylvia (pictured), who played for Melbourne and Fremantle in the AFL, had recently broken up with the woman who he had been dating for seven years
Police allege Sylvia (pictured) had been sending his ex abusive messages and even climbed into a vacant apartment next door to her residence and observed her through a window
The 31-year-old’s phone was seized after his arrest, where police say they found videos of the woman sleeping.
Sylvia confronted her ex-partner on Sunday by climbing onto the balcony of her home.
He fled when she called police, but returned hours later and watched her from the empty next-door apartment.
The 31-year-old’s phone was seized after his arrest, where police say they found videos of the woman sleeping
Sylvia confronted her ex-partner on Sunday by climbing onto the balcony of her home. He fled when she called police, but returned and watched her from the empty next-door apartment
The former Demons and Dockers star was released on bail Monday and will reappear in a Melbourne court on November 28.
He faced court in 2006 over an alleged domestic violence incident with his then-girlfriend.
Sylvia was found intoxicated nearby his distressed girlfriend near Albert Park at 3:30am in January of that year.
A witness told the court the Aussie Rules star threatened to kill him if he ‘went to the police’ over the alleged incident.
The former Demons and Dockers star was released on bail Monday and will reappear in a Melbourne court on November 28
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