Collingwood Magpies superfan Jeffrey ‘Joffa’ Corfe avoids jail despite guilty plea to sexual assault
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Collingwood superfan AVOIDS jail for sexually abusing child: Judge heard he’s a ‘loving father’ and a generous person
- Jeffrey ‘Joffa’ Corfe will avoid jail
- That’s despite pleading guilty.
- He sexually abused a 14-year-old boy.
Collingwood AFL superfan Jeffrey ‘Joffa’ Corfe escaped jail after sexually abusing a boy in 2005.
Corfe, 62, admitted last year to sexually abusing the 14-year-old boy at Corfe’s home in north Melbourne. She pleaded guilty to one count of sexual penetration of a child under the age of 16.
The pair met online, with Corfe telling the boy he was in his 30s in messages.
However, once they met in person, the victim soon realized that this was not the case. After Corfe sexually abused him, the then 44-year-old agreed that they should not have engaged in sexual activity.
“The victim was far from comfortable and left after minutes,” Judge Paul Mullaly said during Corfe’s sentencing at Victoria County Court on Monday.
Jeffrey ‘Joffa’ Corfe arrives at Melbourne Magistrates Court after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy
Corfe was one of the most recognizable fans of the Collingwood cheerleading squad: he donned his gold jacket when he thought the Magpies had won a game.
The victim was traumatized by the encounter.
The court heard that the abuse was ‘once’ in Corfe’s law-abiding life, and he was a loving father and generous member of the community.
The judge fully suspended Corfe’s 12-month prison sentence for two years, but he will be a registered sex offender for 15 years.
If he did not plead guilty, the judge would have sentenced him to prison for two years and four months with a non-parole period of 14 months.