Former Collingwood cheer squad leader Jeffrey 'Joffa' Corfe is facing child sexual assault charges over an alleged incident from 2005.
The Herald Sun reports that Corfe, 60, was earlier this month arrested in Abbotsford and charged with two counts of sexual penetration of a minor under the age of 16.
The report states that Fawkner Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Investigation Team last year launched an investigation into the matter after the alleged victim filed the accusations.
It is understood that the alleged victim was 14 at the time of the incident.
Victoria Police have said a 60-year old was arrested in Abbotsford on May 6. He was reportedly released on bail and will return to face Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on July 30.
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Corfe returned to Australia from Fiji in October year after living overseas for nine months - spending two weeks in Sydney's hotel quarantine before reportedly moving to Queensland where he is believed to have family.
On May 4 - two days before his alleged arrest - Corfe posted on Twitter that he was returning to Melbourne for the next five days and "excited" to attend Collingwood's Round 8 Marvel Stadium clash with North Melbourne.
Renowned for his colourful personality, the Collingwood super fan has long been an icon with the Magpies, regularly attending games and donning his infamous gold jacket towards the end of games to signal game over.
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He relinquished head cheer squad duties at the end of 2019 to move to Fiji.
Few people are across Corfe's good community work over the years. In 2016, he was nominated for Australian of the Year having worked extensively with charities.
He was an ambassador for the Epilepsy foundation, worked with the Salvation Army in supporting Melbourne’s homeless and with Reclink Australia to help disadvantaged people with sport and art.
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However, in March, Collingwood condemned racist comments from Corfe about 'Indian workers' being removed from the aged care system.
“Get rid of all Indian workers in aged care might be a start,” he tweeted at the time.
The Magpies responded by saying: “Joffa Corfe is not a member of the Collingwood Football Club but has had a long association with our organisation.
“As such we cannot stand by his comments of last night. We condemn them and ask him to consider the hurt he has caused and an appropriate apology.”
