Identity of Sydney daycare worker facing 329 child abuse offences revealed
Australian authorities have identified Hamish Tait, a 35-year-old childcare worker, as the perpetrator behind 329 child abuse offences. The crimes occurred over 16 years across multiple Sydney facilities, affecting at least 136 children.
Why it matters
The case highlights significant failures in childcare vetting processes and has triggered a massive public health and safety response to support affected families.
Image source, Getty Image caption, Hamish Tait is accused of abusing more than 100 children across five childcare centres in Sydney.
A Sydney childcare worker who was charged with 329 offences over his alleged abuse of 136 children at multiple daycare centres across a 16-year period can now be named.
Hamish Tait was first arrested in July last year but his identity was only revealed on Monday, when a court order sought by police while they tried to identify victims and contact families was lifted.
The charges against the 35-year-old, who remains in custody, include 162 counts of producing child abuse material and 81 counts of filming a person engaged in a private act without consent.
Police said they had contacted 121 families affected by the alleged offending but are still trying to identify 22 victims.
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