Sydney childcare worker accused of 329 child abuse offenses identified

Australian Federal Police (AFP) Acting Commander Luke Needham said: “Any form of child sexual abuse is confronting and horrific, especially when the perpetrator is an individual entrusted with the care of our young people.

Tait worked or attended 62 early childhood education centers in Sydney between 2009 and 2025, although police said he worked mainly in the city’s north-west.

The alleged offenses were committed at five facilities, including four childcare centers and his own private business.

Police published A website, External Identifying the centers where it works and providing support to the family.

The indictment includes 22 counts of producing child abuse material and 18 counts of intentionally sexually touching a child under 10 years of age.

Police said they first linked Tait to illegal online activity in June last year. They then discovered child abuse on electronic devices during a raid on a property in Glossodia, just outside Sydney.

In recent years, Australians have been shaken by a number of cases of child abuse in childcare centres.

They include The case of Ashley Paul Griffith In the year In 2024, he admitted 307 offenses committed in child care centers in Queensland and overseas over a 20-year period.

And last year, police in Victoria urged more than 1,200 children to be Tested for sexually transmitted diseases After Joshua Dale Brown was charged with dozens of child abuse crimes allegedly committed at four daycare centers.