- Published:
- Thursday 4 December 2025 at 9:58 am
Detectives from the Sexual Crimes Squad have today issued a further 83 charges against 27-year-old Point Cook man Joshua Brown as part of their investigation into alleged sexual assaults at Melbourne childcare centres.
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 as testing has previously been recommended for the childcare centres involved.
There have been no new childcare centres identified where Brown had previously worked.
There are 23 childcare centres where it is known Brown worked and this has not changed since 16 July.
Today’s charges relate to an additional four victims as well as further charges laid in relation to the initial eight victims and some additional matters.
Those additional four victims were placed at the following three childcare centres:
- Nino Early Learning Adventures in Point Cook on 26 March, 2019
- Only About Children in Williamstown on 1 December, 2020 and 22 February, 2021
- Aussie Kindies Early Learning Centre in Keilor between 3 and 11 February, 2025
The families of the four victims have been notified and have been provided with all available support services.
Brown was this morning charged with the following additional offences:
- Six counts of penetration of a child under 12
- Eight counts of produce child abuse material (CAM) for use through a carriage service
- Twenty-three counts of use a carriage service to transmit CAM
- Seven counts of use a carriage service to solicit CAM
- Seven counts of use carriage service to cause CAM 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
The bestiality offences are part of a separate investigation unrelated to any childcare centres.
In total, Brown has now been charged with 156 offences.
Brown has remained in custody since 12 May.
He will face Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on 10, February 2026.
Since his arrest, a comprehensive investigation has been led by detectives from the Sexual Crimes Squad and this remains an ongoing, active investigation.
A dedicated website has been established by the Victorian government with a full list of employment locations and dates as well as support and information for impacted families and communities and is accessible at https://www.vic.gov.au/childcare-centres-investigation
It has been established that the man worked at 23 childcare centres between January 2017 and May 2025 and the above website has a full up to date list of impacted centres, including the date range the man was employed at each centre. This list has not changed since 16 July.
Detectives are continuing to work with a range of other agencies including the Department of Health, Commission for Children and Young People, Department of Families, Fairness and Housing, Gatehouse, Department of Education, and the Royal Children’s Hospital to ensure the right support services are in place and that families are given as much information as possible about the process.
All of the childcare providers are continuing to cooperate fully with police on this matter.
Police are urging anyone with further information about the matter to contact Crime Stoppers on www.crimestoppersvic.com.au or via 1800 333 000.
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