Overview
- Police publicly released seven de‑identified images of distinctive children’s clothing on Thursday to ask parents and carers if they recognise the items and to help identify remaining unknown victims.
- Hamish Tait faces 329 charges alleging abuse and the production of child abuse material over about 16 years, and the matter remains before the courts.
- Investigators say they have identified 136 alleged victims and that about 22 remain unidentified, with the released images targeted at locating those children.
- Officers seized millions of files from devices seized at Tait’s home and have published a vetted list of about 55–62 centres he worked at or visited, including sites in north‑west Sydney and a remote South Australian school where a small number of victims have been identified.
- The AFP has received hundreds of public calls, is coordinating with state police and victim specialists, and is urging anyone with information to contact investigators while support services remain available for affected families.