Victoria Police will review a file detailing rape allegations against St Kilda football player Stephen Milne, but say it is extremely unlikely the case will be reopened.
Police investigated allegations Milne raped a woman at the home of his team-mate Leigh Montagna in 2004.
No charges were laid.
In 2010, a former detective said he had been pressured by officers to drop the case and evidence had gone missing.
An investigation by the Office of Police Integrity (OPI) found his concerns were reasonable, but there was no evidence of interference.
Deputy Police Commissioner Graham Ashton says the OPI found the file had been poorly kept and it will be reviewed by the sex crimes squad.
"They will go through that material, so if there is anything missing anything that needs to be done they will do that," he said.
"From what I have been told there is no new evidence or new information at all, that suggest the case be reopened," he said.
He says unless they find something was overlooked in the investigation, the case will remain closed.
Tags: police, crime, sexual-offences, australian-football-league, melbourne-3000 First posted May 03, 2012 12:29:59
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