Key facts
- Australian police are investigating Hamish Tait, a 35-year-old former Sydney childcare worker.
- Tait faces 329 charges, including producing child abuse material and sexual offenses against children.
- The alleged offenses occurred over 16 years against 136 children.
- Police have contacted 121 families and are seeking to identify 22 additional victims.
- Tait allegedly worked at or attended 62 early childhood education facilities in Sydney.
Australian federal police are investigating Hamish Tait, a 35-year-old former Sydney childcare worker, who faces 329 charges related to alleged child abuse over a 16-year period. The charges include producing child abuse material, filming private acts, and intentionally sexually touching children under 10. Police have contacted 121 families whose children were identified in abuse material and are seeking to identify 22 additional victims. Tait allegedly worked at or attended 62 early childhood education facilities in Sydney, with offenses occurring at five locations, including four childcare centers and his private business. The investigation, 'Operation Moonbi,' began after police linked Tait to illegal online activity and seized electronic devices containing child abuse material.