Famous AFL superfan is hit with historic child sex charges after allegedly assaulting boy, 14, in 2005
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A famous AFL superfan has been hit with historic child sex charges over the alleged assault of a 14-year-old boy in 2005.
Collingwood supporter Jeff ‘Joffa’ Corfe was arrested in Abbotsford, inner-city Melbourne, on Thursday May 6 and charged with two counts of sexual penetration of a minor under 16.
Corfe’s bail application was approved during his last court appearance. He is next due to appear for a committal mention at Melbourne Magistrates Court on July 30, News Corp reported.
Collingwood supporter Jeff ‘Joffa’ Corfe was arrested in Abbotsford, inner-city Melbourne, on Thursday May 6
Corfe (pictured in 2013) is facing two counts of sexual penetration of a minor under 16
The Magpies fan lived in Fiji for nine months last year and returned to Australia in October. He completed mandatory hotel quarantine in Sydney, before settling in Queensland.
The day before his arrest, Corfe told his 7,000 Instagram followers that he was back visiting Melbourne – his ‘home’ – for five days.
The regular social media user has also not posted anything to his accounts since May 6.
Back in 2019, Corfe said he would boycott matches until the AFL apologises for its crackdown on supporter behaviour.
In a Facebook post, the superfan confirmed all future games were off limits after a spate of incidents saw fans banned and thrown out of games for comments.
‘I won’t attend another AFL game until Gill comes out and apologises to all supporters at the way we are being treated,’ he wrote at the time.
‘Some one (sic) has to make a stand on behalf of all other decent like minded supporters at the way we have been portrayed.
‘Football is all about banter and fun booing and having a go at the umpiring. It’s about us you and me.’
Magpies cheersquad legend Joffa Corfe celebrates a goal during the AFL Preliminary Final match between the Richmond Tigers and the Collingwood Magpies on September 21, 2018
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