{"id":722608,"date":"2026-06-08T07:37:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T07:37:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/722608\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T07:37:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T07:37:11","slug":"perth-paediatrician-chia-liang-saw-faces-court-on-alleged-child-sex-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/722608\/","title":{"rendered":"Perth paediatrician Chia Liang Saw faces court on alleged child sex charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">A paediatrician charged with child sex offences may have up to nine victims, with alleged offending captured on &#8220;hidden cameras&#8221; in consulting rooms, a Perth court has heard.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Chia Liang Saw, who specialises in behavioural issues affecting children, was charged last month after being accused of sexually assaulting a patient at his workplace.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">During a bail application in Perth Magistrates Court today, the police prosecutor flagged further charges, saying investigations were continuing and there were &#8220;eight, possibly nine victims&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Dr Saw had operated from locations in Midland in Perth&#8217;s east and Nedlands in Perth&#8217;s western suburbs.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">She said child interviews were being carried out this week and there were also allegations of offences outside his workplace.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A head and shoulders shot of an Asian-Australian man, with black hair, wearing spectacles and a blue and white business shirt.\" class=\"Image_image__5tFYM ContentImage_image__DQ_cq\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/fe9c79679fba5d41da359af1ce43c3e6.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"Image\" data-lazy=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP FigureCaption_text__zDxQ5 Typography_sizeMobile12__w_FPC Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">Chia Liang Saw is also charged with possessing child exploitation material.\u00a0 (Supplied)<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Hidden cameras&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Magistrate Janelle Scutt said &#8220;hidden cameras in the examination room&#8221; were said to have captured sexual offending.<\/p>\n<p>Sexual assault\u00a0support lines:<a class=\"Link_link__5eL5m ScreenReaderOnly_srLinkHint__OysWz Link_showVisited__C1Fea Link_showFocus__ALyv2\" href=\"http:\/\/mrs.org.au\/\" data-component=\"Link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Men&#8217;s Referral Service<\/a>: 1300 766 491<a class=\"Link_link__5eL5m ScreenReaderOnly_srLinkHint__OysWz Link_showVisited__C1Fea Link_showFocus__ALyv2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeline.org.au\/\" data-component=\"Link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lifeline<\/a> (24-hour crisis line): 131 114<a class=\"Link_link__5eL5m ScreenReaderOnly_srLinkHint__OysWz Link_showVisited__C1Fea Link_showFocus__ALyv2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.victimsofcrime.vic.gov.au\/the-crime\/get-help#:~:text=Call%20the%20Victims%20of%20Crime,for%20an%20interpreter%20to%20call.\" data-component=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Victims of Crime Helpline<\/a>: 1800 819 817<a class=\"Link_link__5eL5m ScreenReaderOnly_srLinkHint__OysWz Link_showVisited__C1Fea Link_showFocus__ALyv2\" href=\"https:\/\/fullstop.org.au\/get-help\/our-services\" data-component=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Full Stop Australia<\/a>: 1800 385 578Kids Helpline: 1800 551 800Headspace: 1800 650 890<a class=\"Link_link__5eL5m ScreenReaderOnly_srLinkHint__OysWz Link_showVisited__C1Fea Link_showFocus__ALyv2\" href=\"https:\/\/au.reachout.com\/\" data-component=\"Link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ReachOut<\/a> at <a class=\"Link_link__5eL5m ScreenReaderOnly_srLinkHint__OysWz Link_showVisited__C1Fea Link_showFocus__ALyv2\" href=\"https:\/\/au.reachout.com\/\" data-component=\"Link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">au.reachout.com<\/a>Bravehearts: 1800 272 831<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Defence lawyer Alex Smith told the court it was alleged that a number of recordings were made in consulting rooms.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">The magistrate said she did not want to consider bail until she had more information, saying the &#8220;strength of the allegations&#8221; were relevant to the application.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">To date, Mr Saw has been charged with one count of engaging in sexual conduct with a child under 16, and one count of possessing child exploitation material.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">The offences allegedly occurred between 2023 and 2026.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Exterior of a court building featuring silver steel detailing, reading 'Central Law'\" class=\"Image_image__5tFYM ContentImage_image__DQ_cq\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1fddfa5ccb58a2d2d32770cd60bbc414.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"Image\" data-lazy=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP FigureCaption_text__zDxQ5 Typography_sizeMobile12__w_FPC Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">The magistrate told the court she did not want to consider bail until she had more information. (ABC News: Keana Naughton)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">He showed no reaction as he appeared in the Perth Magistrates Court via videolink from Hakea Prison.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">The 41-year-old is scheduled to face court again on June 19.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency has suspended Dr Saw&#8217;s medical registration, meaning he cannot practice in Australia.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">The ABC does not suggest the suspension means Dr Saw is guilty of the charges.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A paediatrician charged with child sex offences may have up to nine victims, with alleged offending captured on&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":722609,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[64,63,350112,13876,247692,44,14666,86,350113,14665,45],"class_list":["post-722608","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-australia","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-chia-lian-saw","tag-child-abuse","tag-child-sex-charges","tag-news","tag-perth-courts","tag-perth-news","tag-perth-paediatrician","tag-wa-courts","tag-wa-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/722608","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=722608"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/722608\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/722609"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=722608"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=722608"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=722608"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}