Detectives from Mernda Sexual Offence and Child Abuse Investigation Team have laid further charges against a man as part of an ongoing investigation into an incident at the Austin Hospital in Heidelberg.
Police arrested the 27-year-old man at a property in Croydon on Friday 25 July.
The Croydon man has been interviewed by detectives and charged with five further offences, including three counts of producing intimate images, one count use of optical surveillance device and one count failing to comply with direction to assist.
The man was remanded to face the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Friday afternoon.
The charges are in addition to charges previously laid against the man on 10 July following the initial incident at the hospital on 3 July.
A recording device was allegedly located in a restricted staff toilet of the facility.
The device, a mobile phone, is alleged to have been in place for some time before staff became aware and reported the matter to police.
The man was initially charged with stalking and use optical surveillance device.
As part of the investigation, several additional hospitals where the man worked between 2020 and 2025 have been identified as workplaces of interest. These hospitals are located in Melbourne’s CBD and regional Victoria.
Police have begun the process of contacting the additional hospitals and those potentially impacted during the time of the man’s employment. This process is due to take some time.
As the investigation remains ongoing, further updates will be provided when appropriate.
Anyone with any information that can assist investigators is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on www.crimestoppersvic.com.au or via 1800 333 000.
