Rapist celebrity agent to learn fate as he mulls appeal

A former celebrity agent is set to learn if an extraordinary bid to delay his rape sentence will succeed, as prosecutors push for a "significant" jail term.

Ralph Carr, who managed the careers of ex-AFL star Dustin Martin, singer Kate Ceberano and ex-wife Tina Arena, was found guilty of two counts of rape and one count of sexual assault by a Victorian County Court jury in July.

Judge Frank Gucciardo is expected to rule on Tuesday on whether the disgraced manager, 66, should be granted a stay of his sentence.

It comes a week after Carr faced a pre-sentence hearing in which prosecutor Matthew Fisher urged the judge to not forget the victim of the manager's crimes.

"The Crown say that he did that for one reason and one reason only: for his own sexual gratification."

Those circumstances were why Judge Gucciardo should impose a significant term of imprisonment, he said.

Sporting a bald head and grey prison tracksuit, Carr was almost unrecognisable without his prominent black wig as he faced court.

The long-time entertainment industry figure has undergone a swift downfall since a suppression order over his identity was lifted days after the jury's July 28 verdicts.

Carr's identity had been blanketed for close to three years as the case moved through the courts.

At a hearing on Tuesday, Carr's barrister Dermott Dann KC said his client's unmasking had impacted his mental health, leading to suicidal thoughts, depressive symptoms and anxiety.

Carr maintained his innocence and was applying for a temporary delay to his sentence pending an appeal against his convictions for rapes lasting "one second", Mr Dann told the court.

"For someone who maintains innocence, this is a terrible, terrible situation," he said.

"When he describes it as a living hell and that he's destroyed, it adds to the picture."

Carr was convicted of assaulting a former employee at his Melbourne home in the early hours of March 24, 2023, after she became emotional discussing a relationship break-up.