A former childcare worke r has been hit with a further 115 charges, bringing the total number of alleged offences against children to 444.
The Australian Federal Police said the total number of victims identified as part of Operation Moonbi has not increased.
Tait has been remanded in custody since he was arrested and charged by the AFP in July 2025.
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A former childcare worke r has been hit with a further 115 charges, bringing the total number of alleged offences against children to 444.
Hamish Tait, 35, is accused of offences involving children known to him, as well as children who attended five early childhood education facilities in Sydney ’s northwest where he worked or attended between 2009 and 2025.
The Australian Federal Police said the total number of victims identified as part of Operation Moonbi has not increased.
The investigation began in June 2025 after the National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children in the US alerted Australian authorities to an online user allegedly uploading child abuse material.
Tait has been remanded in custody since he was arrested and charged by the AFP in July 2025.
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