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Hundreds of children told to test for disease in Australia after childcare worker charged with child sex abuse
VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA, JUL 2 – Joshua Brown faces over 70 charges including child rape; authorities recommend health screening for 1,200 children linked to multiple childcare centres in Victoria.
- Victoria Police said on Tuesday, Joshua Brown, 26, was charged with over 70 offences at Creative Garden Early Learning Centre in Point Cook, involving eight victims aged five months to two years.
- Earlier this year, the investigation prompted Brown’s arrest, after a search warrant was executed at his Point Cook home and he held a valid Working with Children Check.
- Victoria Chief Health Officer Christian McGrath said 2,600 families had been contacted about the screening, with around 1,200 children recommended for infectious disease testing, Christian McGrath said.
- Following the case, the Victorian government announced an urgent review including CCTV in childcare centres, and Jason Clare flagged legislation to cut funding for non-compliant centres and new laws requiring assault reports within 24 hours.
- SMH reported that experts warn male early learning educators, who make up less than 8% of the sector, could quit while parliament returns in July.
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An Australian father of three is searching for answers over the care given to his children after recognising an alleged sex offender as his daughter's childcare worker
·London, United Kingdom
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Two men have been charged with sexually abusing children at daycare centres in the state of Victoria.
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Several parents have filed complaints in recent weeks for cases of sexual assault on children between the ages of 4 and 10.
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