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Childcare worker Joshua Brown is now accused of abusing kids at four daycare centres across Melbourne after being hit with 83 new charges.
Detectives on Thursday announced Brown, 27, was now facing accusations he abused four more victims at three extra centres.
Alleged childcare paedophile Joshua Brown has been hit with new charges.
He is already facing charges relating to eight victims who attended Creative Garden Early Learning Centre in Point Cook, in Melbourne’s south-west.
Police said in a statement the children’s families had been notified and no one would require further health testing.
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Between them, the four new victims attended: Nino Early Learning Adventures in Point Cook on March 26, 2019; Only About Children in Williamstown on December 1, 2020 and February 22, 2021; and Aussie Kindies Early Learning Centre in Keilor between February 3 and 11, 2025.
Nino was the first childcare centre where Brown worked.
The new charges include six counts of sexually penetrating a child under 12, eight counts of producing child abuse material, using a carriage service to transmit child abuse material and committing a sexual act in the presence of a child under 16.
Brown has also been charged with 12 bestiality offences, related to a separate investigation, and further sexual abuse charges relating to his previously identified victims.
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Brown was already facing 73 charges, including child rape, after the alleged discovery of a cache of child abuse material in May sparked an urgent police investigation and plunged Australia’s childcare sector into crisis.
He is now facing 156 charges, and is due to face Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on February 10.
“Since his arrest, a comprehensive investigation has been led by detectives from the Sexual Crimes Squad and this remains an ongoing, active investigation,” police said.
“Importantly, Victoria Police has been in close liaison with the Department of Health and the Chief Health Officer has advised no children will require further testing. There have been no new childcare centres identified where Brown had previously worked.”
The new charges
- Six counts of penetration of a child under 12
- Eight counts of produce child abuse material for use through a carriage service
- Twenty-three counts of use a carriage service to transmit child abuse material
- Seven counts of use a carriage service to solicit child abuse material
- Seven counts of use carriage service to cause child abuse material to be transmitted to self
- Two counts of sexual activity in the presence of a child under 16
- Eight counts of sexual assault of a child under 16
- Two counts of attempted sexual penetration of a child under 12
- Two counts of recklessly cause injury
- Two counts of common law assault
- Twelve counts of bestiality
- Reckless conduct endangering serious injury
- Encouraging a child under the age of 16 to engage in sexual activity
- Two counts of possess drug of dependence
Brown worked at 23 childcare centres in Victoria over eight years.
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