Sydney man faces 129 new child abuse material charges

A man accused of abusing children across multiple Sydney daycare centres is facing 129 new charges.

The man was first arrested by the Australian Federal Police last year, but has now been charged with additional offences.

Authorities are yet to notify the affected families, as police say they are still sifting through 2.4 million files linked to the case.

Background

In July 2025, police arrested and charged the Sydney man with eight child abuse material offences.

He was first identified after a U.S. child protection organisation flagged with Australian police that an online user was allegedly uploading child abuse.

A non-publication order was issued, meaning the man cannot be identified by the media or linked to his place of employment.

He has remained in custody since his arrest.

Charges

On Friday, the man was charged with a further 129 offences. He now faces a total of 137 charges from 2009-2025, including:

68 counts of production of child abuse material.

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29 counts of filming a person engaged in a private act and three counts of filming a person’s private parts without consent.
18 counts and 11 aggravated counts of using a child under 14 years for child abuse material production.
Seven counts of intentionally sexually touching a child under 10 years.

“We know matters like this are a parent’s worst nightmare, and we have investigators and digital forensic experts working around the clock to methodically review 2.4 million electronic files.” – AFP Detective Superintendent Luke Needham.