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A second man is facing child sex offences a day after it was revealed a former childcare worker was hit with more than 70 charges against babies and toddlers.
A 36-year-old Hoppers Crossing man, Michael Simon Wilson, has been charged with a range of sexual offences including rape, child abuse material and bestiality.
A police spokesperson said that police have charged a man in relation to an alleged sexual assault in Hoppers Crossing in April.
“The charges relate to an investigation into an incident in Hoppers Crossing on 16 April where a teenage boy was allegedly sexually assaulted,” they said.
“The man was remanded to appear at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on 15 September.
“As the matter is now before the court, we are not able to comment further on this matter.”
Police have confirmed that he’s not a childcare worked.
It comes after Point Cook man Joshua Dale Brown, 26, is accused of abusing eight young children aged between five months and two years at a childcare centre in Point Cook.
Brown worked at about 20 childcare facilities since 2017, and health authorities have recommended 1200 children get tested for unspecified infectious diseases as a precaution.
Brown was not known to police until the start of the investigation, and there were no formal complaints against him. He had a valid working with children check.
The allegations have prompted the Victorian government to order an urgent child safety review, the creation of a register of all early childhood educators and the bringing forward of a ban on phones in facilities.
The incoming federal ban will be fast-tracked in Victoria to September 26, with fines of $50,000 for childcare centres that don’t comply.
Families of children who need testing will be entitled to $5000 payments to cover the cost of parents taking time off, travel and other requirements.
Parents and carers have reported long wait times to access support and health information from a government hotline.
Chief health officer Christian McGrath acknowledged the delays but said 1300 families were supported over the phone on Tuesday.
The government has ordered the child safety review, which must be completed by August 15, consider making CCTV mandatory in centres.
“It’s a deterrent, if nothing else,” Ms Allan said.