A Sydney childcare worker accused of using children to make abuse material has been charged with 129 new offences.
The man, who has been in custody since his arrest in July 2025, cannot be identified because of a court non-publication order.
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The Australian Federal Police (AFP) initially charged the man with seven counts of using a child under the age of 14 years to make child abuse material.
In a brief court hearing at Parramatta Local Court on Friday, the AFP laid the additional charges including 68 counts of production of child abuse material, 29 counts of filming of a person engaged in a private act without consent and 11 counts of aggravated use of a child under 14 years to produce child abuse material.
The maximum penalty for some of the new charges is 20 years’ imprisonment.
He now faces a total of 137 charges.
AFP sorting through 550,000 files
In June 2025, the AFP launched Operation Moonbi after the US-based National Center for Missing and Exploited Children reported that child abuse material had been uploaded online.
Investigators subsequently seized the man’s devices and began sorting through about 550,000 unique files from electronic devices.
AFP Detective Superintendent Luke Needham said investigators were continuing to review the material to try and identify the victims.
“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,” he said in a statement.
“Our priority is to analyse all available evidence and engage impacted families as soon as possible.
“It is important we compile a complete account of the offending, so the appropriate support is provided for the specific individual circumstances of each impacted family.”
The court non-publication order also prevents the publication of any information that may identify the accused’s previous workplaces.
Police believe the alleged offending occurred between 2009 and 2025.
“The victim identification process in alleged child abuse matters is a painstaking and detailed process that can take months to carry out, but it is crucial we identify all the victims and capture the evidence in a way that will stand up to the rigours of a criminal trial,” Superintendent Needham said.
“The review of seized imagery is in its final stages, and impacted families are expected to be notified in the coming weeks.”
The case has been adjourned until July.