Overview
- The case, mentioned at Parramatta Local Court on Friday, grew by 129 counts to 137 total after months of forensic analysis of the man's devices.
- The charges include 68 counts of producing child abuse material, 29 of filming private acts without consent, 18 of using a child under 14 to produce material, and 11 aggravated counts, plus sexual touching and possession offences.
- Police say the sexual touching allegations center on undressing children to film them, with no evidence to date of abuse beyond undressing and filming.
- Investigators say they are close to finishing the review of about 2.4 million files and plan to begin notifying affected families in the coming weeks, with the matter adjourned to July.
- A court order bars naming the accused or his workplaces, the man has been in custody since July 2025 without a plea, and Operation Moonbi began after a June 2025 tip from the US National Center for Missing and Exploited Children led AFP to seize multiple devices spanning alleged offending from 2009 to 2025.