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A former FBoy Island Australia contestant who allegedly suffered multiple facial fractures after being assaulted in custody has been refused bail in the Brisbane Supreme Court.
Riccardo Valenza, 31, from Mooloolaba, was seeking release on strict bail conditions on Wednesday after spending about three months in custody.
Mr Valenza, who appeared on the 2023 season of the reality dating show, faces 47 charges involving 12 separate complainants, including 14 counts of rape, stalking, harassment and administering a stupefying drug.
He has not entered any pleas and did not appear in person.
Police allege he engaged with multiple women on social media between July 2023 and November 2025, soliciting sexual acts for money.
The alleged complainants are aged between 26 and 35.
The court was told Mr Valenza was initially granted bail after being charged with eight offences in October last year before police appealed for more alleged victims to come forward.
Crown prosecutor Dani Giorgio told the court that further complainants later came forward, leading to dozens more charges.
Ms Giorgio said police searched Mr Valenza’s property on February 23 and allegedly found multiple mobile phones despite bail conditions restricting him to one device for business purposes only.
It was also alleged he contacted at least one complainant through Instagram while on bail.
The court was told Mr Valenza had allegedly been assaulted while in custody and suffered “multiple facial fractures”.
Defence solicitor Nathan Turner said his client had been hospitalised twice following the alleged attack and had never previously been in custody.
“He’s now got acute awareness to comply,” Mr Turner told the court.
Mr Turner argued strict proposed bail conditions, including curfews, reporting requirements, travel restrictions, a ban on social media and limits on phone use, would significantly reduce any risk of reoffending.
The defence also argued some complainants had continued communicating with Mr Valenza on social media after the alleged offending, including through Snapchat and Instagram.
However, Ms Giorgio said it was “difficult” to determine the timing and context of some messages because screenshots tendered to the court were incomplete and some conversations appeared to have been deleted.
The court was told Mr Valenza had previously been sentenced over matters involving two women and was serving good behaviour bonds at the time of some of the alleged offending.
Justice Martin Burns said the allegations included “serious (alleged) offending while out on bail”.
He said if Mr Valenza was found to have committed any of the offences, he would be in breach of the existing good behaviour orders.
During the hearing, Mr Turner argued some complainants were involved in consensual “transactional” arrangements involving money, explicit images and sexual activity.
He also disputed allegations linked to administering a stupefying drug, telling the court he had reviewed a video recording lasting between 30 and 40 minutes and, in his opinion, the complainant did not appear sedated or incapacitated.
Justice Burns said the alleged breaches weighed heavily against the application.
“He presents as an unacceptable risk,” Justice Burns said.
He ultimately found concerns about Mr Valenza’s alleged previous bail breaches outweighed the proposed conditions.
“The concern I have … is whether he will comply with those conditions,” he said.
“In the end my concern is fuelled by what appears to be fairly strong prosecution cases on the breach of bail charges he faces.”
Mr Valenza’s bail application was refused and the matter was adjourned to a later date.
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