Childcare Worker Charged with 166 Abuse Cases

Joshua Dale Brown, a former childcare worker in Melbourne, faces an additional eighty-three charges, including six counts of child rape, following the initial seventy charges. The new charges involve four more victims and three childcare centers, with the families of the new victims informed. Brown also faces twelve counts of bestiality in a separate investigation. In response, the federal government has gained new powers to withdraw funding from unsafe childcare providers, and G8 Education has installed CCTV cameras and introduced intimate care waivers. Brown remains in custody and will appear in court in February 2023. The Daily News Now! — Every city. Every story. AI-powered. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.