A man acquitted of the Russell Street bombing has made a new bid for bail on charges he raped two teenagers in the 1980s, by claiming prison has worsened his mental health and his teenage son struggles without him.

Peter Komiazyk is accused of being part of the attacks on the teenagers, who were separately grabbed off Melbourne streets, forced into a car, blindfolded, assaulted and driven to a location where they were repeatedly raped.

One victim was 18 years old when she was abducted from South Yarra in November 1985. The second victim, aged 19, was grabbed off a Nunawading street in March 1986. Both were showered and blindfolded when they were released. The first victim died in 2008.

Police alleged three men were involved in the attacks.