Overview
- Magistrate Stephen Lee varied Catalano’s bail on Tuesday, June 2, removing the condition that barred him from leaving Victoria so he may travel to Byron Bay to see his wife and children.
- Catalano remains charged with multiple serious offences, including threats to kill, unlawful imprisonment, intentionally choking or strangling, recklessly causing injury, and four counts of assault.
- Police allege the attack took place on March 13 and lasted about an hour, with court reporting that the complainant was dragged by her hair and ankles, threatened with stabbing, and that CCTV showed Catalano reaching for a clothes iron; the complainant was later hospitalised with a fractured tailbone.
- After his arrest on March 13 — when police say he was found wearing only underwear — Catalano was granted bail to attend in‑patient rehabilitation and has since taken leave from ACM and View Media Group and resigned from directorships at 19 Cashews and 20 Cashews.
- Victoria Police did not oppose the latest bail variation and the matter is adjourned to July 1, leaving legal proceedings, corporate governance questions at ACM and media scrutiny as the next developments to watch.