Accused Beveridge stalker Lachlan Humm charged with raping Melbourne woman: Court

A man who allegedly stalked a woman he is suspected of raping multiple times has been allowed to roam free in the community.

Lachlan Humm was charged with rape, sexual assault and stalking. Picture: Facebook.

An accused stalker who allegedly raped and assaulted a woman has failed to have his identity shielded from the public.

Lachlan Humm, 24, fronted Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Friday charged with multiple offences, including stalking, sexual assault and rape.

The court heard Humm was accused of following the alleged victim in his car.

It’s also alleged Humm tailgated the woman before driving in front of her and breaking suddenly.

It’s then alleged the 24-year-old threatened to inflict serious injury to the woman and “did intentionally apply force” for a non-consensual sexual act.

Humm, who is accused of raping the woman multiple times, allegedly lifted his foot to “stomp” the woman’s face but stopped his foot “only centimetres from her face”.

Charged with assault and reckless conduct, Humm also allegedly sexually assaulted the woman.

The court heard Humm’s suspected conduct allegedly took place in mid-2022 and he was charged by Mitchell Crime Investigation Unit members on April 5 this year.

The defence submitted where the man lives in Beveridge, which partly sits in the metropolitan Melbourne LGA of Whittlesea, was a “small country town” and he was “well known” in its attempt to have his name redacted from charge sheets.

The defence submitted there were “concerns for (Humm’s) safety” if his name “appeared in the media”.

Magistrate Kieran Gilligan flatly refused the defence’s request.

“It happens in lots of small country towns, names of defendants are reported … I won’t grant that (Humm’s name is redacted),” Mr Gilligan said.

Humm, who fronted court for the first time on May 3, had his bail extended to front court at a later date.