Ex-cop charged with abuse material worked at 58 centres
WHO IS DAVID WILLIAM JAMES?
The 26-year-old Artarmon man worked as an out-of-school care worker, secretly moonlighting in the job while serving as a police officer. Police on Thursday alleged he produced child abuse material of 10 children aged under six.
Explicit photos and videos of the victims were allegedly taken while James worked at six out-of-school-hours care (known as OOSH or OSHC) service providers in the northern suburbs of Sydney and the city centre between April 2021 and May 2024.
HOW LONG WAS HE A POLICE OFFICER?
NSW Police said he was employed as a probationary constable from December 2021 to September 2022.
After he failed to successfully complete his probation, he continued in a civilian capacity until his resignation in May 2023.
Police said they were unaware he was working in the childcare sector at the same time.
WHEN WAS HE ARRESTED?
The Artarmon man has been in custody since October 2024.
Some 1200 parents at the six centres where the alleged offences took place were contacted by federal police.
WHERE AND WHEN WAS IN HE WORKING WITH KIDS?
Police have listed 58 centres where James worked between 2018 and his arrest in 2024. Police did not identify the six centres where the alleged offences took place.
- Artarmon Before and After School Care - Willoughby City Council - June 2019
- Bales Park OOSH Services - December 2018
- Beacon Hill Vacation Care - Northern Beaches Council - December 2018
- Camp Australia - Artarmon February - December 2022
- Camp Australia - St Andrew's Cathedral - June 2018
- Camp Australia - St Luke's Grammar School - April 2018
- Chatswood ASC & VC - Willoughby City Council - November 2018
- Cromer Vacation Care - Northern Beaches Council - January 2020
- Cubby House - Artarmon June - August 2019
- Forestville Vacation Care - Northern Beaches Council - July 2018 to April 2022
- The Girls and Boys Brigade - Surry Hills - November 2020
- Gowrie NSW - Erskineville OOSH Care - June 2018 to February 2019
- Gowrie NSW - North Sydney Community VC - April 2023
- Helping Hands - Bourke Street - March 2019 to April 2024
- Helping Hands - Lane Cove West - April 2018 to September 2024
- Helping Hands - North Ryde - May 2018 to August 2023
- Helping Hands - St Ives Park Public School - December 2023 to May 2024
- Helping Hands - Willoughby Public School - April 2018 to December 2022
- Hornsby South Before and After School Care - May 2018
- Jigsaw - Anzac Park Public School - May 2018
- KGV OSHC - City of Sydney - November 2018 to April 2022
- KidsCo Australia - Virtual Holiday Program - July to August 2021
- Knox Grammar High School - March 2018 to July 2020
- Knox Grammar School OSHClub - May 2024
- Manly Vale VC - Northern Beaches Council - April 2019 to July 2022
- North Shore Coaching College - July 2023 to September 2024
- OSHClub - Barker College - May 2018 to May 2024
- OSHClub - Beaumont Road - May 2018 to April 2023
- OSHClub - Fort Street - May 2018
- OSHClub - Highfields - April to November 2018
- OSHClub - Hornsby South - August 2018 to July 2023
- OSHClub - Knox Grammar Preparatory - May 2018 to February 2020
- OSHClub - Newington Lindfield - February 2020
- OSHClub - Smalls Road - February 2022 to August 2023
- Our Lady of Good Counsel OSHC - Forestville - August 2018 to March 2019
- Our Lady of the Rosary OSHC - Waitara October 2018
- Primary OSHCare - Chatswood - September 2019 to March 2020
- Primary OSHCare - Forestville - February 2021
- Primary OSHCare - Frenchs Forest - September 2022
- Primary OSHCare - Killarney Heights - January 2023
- Primary OSHCare - Mowbray - March 2020 to May 2024
- Primary OSHCare - St Ives - July 2021 to January 2024
- Primary OSHCare - St Ives North - February to March 2024
- Pyrmont OSHC - City of Sydney - October 2018 to July 2022
- SCECS McAuley Rose Bay OSHC - Rose Bay - January to May 2023
- St Kieran's OSHC - Manly Vale - May 2018 to February 2019
- St Martin's Davidson OSHC - September 2018
- St Mary's OOSH - Erskineville - December 2020
- Stanmore OSHC Service - Inner West Council July to August 2018
- TeamKids - ANZAC Park Public School - February 2021 to June 2023
- TheirCare - Ravenswood School for Girls - May 2023
- TheirCare - St Andrew's Cathedral School - December 2020
- Ultimo OSHC - City of Sydney - July 2018 to September 2024
- Uniting OSHC Brookvale - July 2023
- West Lindfield Getaway - Vacation Care - Ku-ring-gai Municipal Council - April 2018
- Willoughby Kids House - July 2023
- YMCA Bankstown City - July 2018
- YMCA NSW - Lycee Condorcet - July to August 2023
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Sydney Morning Herald
2 days ago
- Sydney Morning Herald
Alleged paedophile continued to work with children after being reported
'When the concerns were raised, JAG immediately took action, notifying NSW Police and the NSW Office of the Children's Guardian.' However, while James was banned from JAG centres, he was able to keep working as a casual with Randstad because his Working with Children check was not affected. 'We are deeply disturbed by the allegations, and we extend our deepest sympathies to the children and families impacted by the alleged offending,' Randstad Education said in a statement on Friday. 'Screening of workers, including for the accused, is conducted in accordance with best practice in Child Safe recruitment principles.' A person's Working with Children check is only affected if 'there is a sustained finding made … under the Reportable Conduct Scheme', the Office of the Children's Guardian says in its annual report. Reporting inappropriate conduct does not always prevent an individual from continuing to work with children. The OCG can place an interim bar on working with children in some circumstances, which it didn't do in the case of James. The OCG has been contacted for comment. The revelations that James continued to work in the sector come at a time of renewed focus on childcare and its regulation, after the arrest of Melbourne daycare worker Joshua Dale Brown and the screening of 1200 preschool-aged children for STDs. Industry heads have also raised concerns about the OSHC sector, which is becoming increasingly privatised and reliant on an unqualified, young and casualised workforce. The centres where James' alleged abuse took place were Pyrmont OSHC – City of Sydney; OSHClub – Barker College; Willoughby Kids House; Helping Hands – St Ives Park Public School; St Ives OSHC Centre – Kidzone; and Helping Hands – Lane Cove West Public School. On Friday, parents at Lane Cove West Public School expressed disbelief. 'The article popped up when I was at work, and I just could not concentrate after that,' said Renee, who has a five-year-old daughter at the school and did not want her surname used. She said OSHC provider Helping Hands has circulated a letter to parents, assuring them that they are taking the matter seriously, and that staff members are now banned from having phones while children are in their care. 'They said that Working With Children checks were comprehensive, but they're obviously not comprehensive enough,' Renee said. One parent, who works as a teacher at a different school, said his two children had been coming to Helping Hands for several years. He did not remember James. 'It's a travesty, an abomination really,' he said. 'They've got lots of safeguards in place, but it's scary to think someone like that worked here while my kids were there.' At Friday afternoon pick-up at St Ives Park Primary School, parents said the school had informed them about the allegations against James several weeks ago. One mother, who did not want to be named, said her children had attended the centre while James worked there, but she did not remember him. She had her own concerns about the OSHC facility, and once withdrew her children from holiday care when she found the three staff members on duty were all male and appeared to be inexperienced. 'What I saw, I didn't like,' she said, adding she planned to raise her concerns in a formal letter. A graduate of the elite Knox Grammar School and featuring on the Herald 's HSC High Achiever list in 2017, James worked for NSW Police in an entry-level role as a probationary constable at Chatswood Police Station from December 2021 to September 2022. After failing to complete his probation, he worked as a radio officer in civilian capacity until his resignation in May 2023. James was identified by the Australian Federal Police in a mid-2024 investigation into dark web child abuse material. Loading He is now facing 13 charges, including nine counts of aggravated use of a child to make child abuse material, one count of using a child to make abuse material, two counts of possessing abuse material and one count of refusing officers access to his phone. The specifics of the allegations are mostly too graphic to publish, but include claims the man filmed young boys as they used the bathroom at the daycare. James also allegedly pleasured himself in a classroom in front of children. Until his arrest, he lived at his family home on Sydney's lower north shore. All families of his alleged victims were contacted by investigators in June with letters. More than 1200 other families, whose children attended the services at which James worked, also received a letter outlining that a staff member had been charged. 'Based on information currently available, investigators believe the alleged behaviour of the man involves a very small number of children, however, the parents and carers of any child who may have had contact with the man has received a letter,' the AFP said in a statement. The nation's childcare industry has been in crisis since the arrest of Joshua Dale Brown in Melbourne on allegations he abused eight children. The case is unrelated to James' alleged offending in Sydney. Brown is facing 73 charges, including child rape, after the alleged discovery of a cache of child abuse material in May. Locations and dates worked Artarmon Before and After School Care - Willoughby City Council (June 2019) Bales Park OOSH Services (December 2018) Beacon Hill Vacation Care - Northern Beaches Council (December 2018) Camp Australia - Artarmon (February - December 2022) Camp Australia - St Andrew's Cathedral School (June 2018) Camp Australia - St Luke's Grammar School (April 2018) Chatswood ASC & VC - Willoughby City Council (November 2018) Cromer Vacation Care - Northern Beaches Council (January 2020) Cubby House - Artarmon (June - August 2019) Forestville Vacation Care - Northern Beaches Council (July 2018 - April 2022) The Girls & Boys Brigade - Surry Hills (November 2020) Gowrie NSW Erskineville Outside of School Hours Care (June 2018; February 2019) Gowrie NSW North Sydney Community VC (April 2023) Helping Hands - Bourke Street (March 2019 - April 2024) Helping Hands - Lane Cove West (April 2018 - September 2024) Helping Hands - North Ryde (May 2018 - August 2023) Helping Hands - St Ives Park Public School (December 2023 - May 2024) Helping Hands - Willoughby Public School (April 2018 - December 2022) Hornsby South Before and After School Care (May 2018) Jigsaw - Anzac Park Public School (May 2018) KGV OSHC - City of Sydney (November 2018 - April 2022) KidsCo Australia - Virtual Holiday Program (July - August 2021) Knox Grammar High School (March 2018 - July 2020) Knox Grammar School OSHClub (May 2024) Manly Vale VC - Northern Beaches Council (April 2019 - July 2022) North Shore Coaching College (July 2023 - September 2024) OSHClub - Barker College (May 2018 - May 2024) OSHClub - Beaumont Road (May 2018 - April 2023) OSHClub - Fort Street (May 2018) OSHClub - Highfields (April - November 2018) OSHClub - Hornsby South (August 2018 - July 2023) OSHClub - Knox Grammar Preparatory (May 2018 - February 2020) OSHClub - Newington Lindfield (February 2020) OSHClub - Smalls Road (February 2022 - August 2023) Our Lady of Good Counsel OSHC - Forestville (August 2018 - March 2019) Our Lady of the Rosary OSHC - Waitara (October 2018) Primary OSHCare - Chatswood (September 2019 - March 2020) Primary OSHCare - Forestville (February 2021) Primary OSHCare - Frenchs Forest (September 2022) Primary OSHCare - Killarney Heights (January 2023) Primary OSHCare - Mowbray (March 2020 - May 2024) Primary OSHCare - St Ives (July 2021 - January 2024) Primary OSHCare - St Ives North (February - March 2024) Pyrmont OSHC - City of Sydney (October 2018 - July 2022) SCECS - OSHC Rose Bay (January - May 2023) St Kieran's OSHC - Manly Vale (May 2018 - February 2019) St Martin's Davidson OSHC (September 2018) St Mary's OOSH - Erskineville (December 2020) Stanmore OSHC Service - Inner West Council (July - August 2018) TeamKids - ANZAC Park Public School (February 2021 - June 2023) TheirCare - Ravenswood School for Girls (May 2023) TheirCare - St Andrew's Cathedral School (December 2020) Ultimo OSHC - City of Sydney (July 2018 - September 2024) Uniting OSHC Brookvale (July 2023) West Lindfield Getaway - Vacation Care - Ku-ring-gai Municipal Council (April 2018) Willoughby Kids House (July 2023) YMCA Bankstown City (July 2018) YMCA NSW - Lycee Condorcet (July - August 2023) List of centres as at 1pm on July 31, 2025. 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The Advertiser
2 days ago
- The Advertiser
Private school in update on alleged out-of-school hours care services abuser
An elite Sydney private school has confirmed that a man charged with serious child abuse offences was a former student. A spokesperson for Knox Grammar School on Sydney's lower north shore said David James, 26, was a former student at the school until 2017. The spokesperson said Australian Federal Police found "no connection between where he went to school and the current charges". "We have been instructed multiple times by the AFP that Knox is not part of their investigation," the spokesperson said. "Mr James worked a few shifts as a casual at the school in a heavily supervised assistant's role on the senior campus in 2018 and 2019, and a childcare agency allocated him some days at the Knox OOSH - again, there is no suggestion that these roles are being investigated." On July 31, James was charged with allegedly producing child abuse material through his undisclosed employment with several out-of-school hours (OOSH) care services. The alleged incidents occurred between April 2021 and May 2024, with 10 victims aged six and under during his employment at six services. James, from Artarmon, has been remanded in custody since October 12, 2024. He was employed as a probationary constable from December 2021 to September 2022 and, after failing to complete his probation, continued in a civilian capacity until his resignation in May 2023. During his employment, police said the man failed to seek the required approval to engage in secondary employment, and as such, NSW police were unaware of his concurrent role in the childcare sector. List of OOSH care services the man worked: A further 52 OOSH care facilities and other providers, which had employed the man, have been contacted, AFP investigators said. There is no evidence to suggest that any alleged offending took place at these facilities. The investigation by AFP Child Protection investigators began after the detection of child abuse material on the dark web. The man currently faces 13 offences, including nine counts of using a child to produce child abuse material. This has a penalty of up to 20 years. The man was initially charged with refusing to provide his passcodes on his digital devices. Parents and carers will be able to access Operation Arctile information, for information on the time periods of the man's employment, and for advice on appropriate support services, as well as who to contact if they believe they require further assistance. READ MORE: Phones banned in childcare as second man charged with sex abuse crimes AFP acting assistant commissioner Brett James said the AFP and other agencies remain committed to providing ongoing support to affected families. "The AFP and our partners are committed to supporting those families whose children's innocence was allegedly violated by a man trusted to take care of them," he said. "Any form of child sexual abuse is confronting. Even more so when the alleged perpetrator is an individual trusted with the care of our youth." Phone Lifeline 13 11 14; Men's Referral Service 1300 776 491; Kids Helpline 1800 551 800; beyondblue 1300 224 636; 1800-RESPECT 1800 737 732; National Elder Abuse 1800 ELDERHelp (1800 353 374) An elite Sydney private school has confirmed that a man charged with serious child abuse offences was a former student. A spokesperson for Knox Grammar School on Sydney's lower north shore said David James, 26, was a former student at the school until 2017. The spokesperson said Australian Federal Police found "no connection between where he went to school and the current charges". "We have been instructed multiple times by the AFP that Knox is not part of their investigation," the spokesperson said. "Mr James worked a few shifts as a casual at the school in a heavily supervised assistant's role on the senior campus in 2018 and 2019, and a childcare agency allocated him some days at the Knox OOSH - again, there is no suggestion that these roles are being investigated." On July 31, James was charged with allegedly producing child abuse material through his undisclosed employment with several out-of-school hours (OOSH) care services. The alleged incidents occurred between April 2021 and May 2024, with 10 victims aged six and under during his employment at six services. James, from Artarmon, has been remanded in custody since October 12, 2024. He was employed as a probationary constable from December 2021 to September 2022 and, after failing to complete his probation, continued in a civilian capacity until his resignation in May 2023. During his employment, police said the man failed to seek the required approval to engage in secondary employment, and as such, NSW police were unaware of his concurrent role in the childcare sector. List of OOSH care services the man worked: A further 52 OOSH care facilities and other providers, which had employed the man, have been contacted, AFP investigators said. There is no evidence to suggest that any alleged offending took place at these facilities. The investigation by AFP Child Protection investigators began after the detection of child abuse material on the dark web. The man currently faces 13 offences, including nine counts of using a child to produce child abuse material. This has a penalty of up to 20 years. The man was initially charged with refusing to provide his passcodes on his digital devices. Parents and carers will be able to access Operation Arctile information, for information on the time periods of the man's employment, and for advice on appropriate support services, as well as who to contact if they believe they require further assistance. READ MORE: Phones banned in childcare as second man charged with sex abuse crimes AFP acting assistant commissioner Brett James said the AFP and other agencies remain committed to providing ongoing support to affected families. "The AFP and our partners are committed to supporting those families whose children's innocence was allegedly violated by a man trusted to take care of them," he said. "Any form of child sexual abuse is confronting. Even more so when the alleged perpetrator is an individual trusted with the care of our youth." Phone Lifeline 13 11 14; Men's Referral Service 1300 776 491; Kids Helpline 1800 551 800; beyondblue 1300 224 636; 1800-RESPECT 1800 737 732; National Elder Abuse 1800 ELDERHelp (1800 353 374) An elite Sydney private school has confirmed that a man charged with serious child abuse offences was a former student. A spokesperson for Knox Grammar School on Sydney's lower north shore said David James, 26, was a former student at the school until 2017. The spokesperson said Australian Federal Police found "no connection between where he went to school and the current charges". "We have been instructed multiple times by the AFP that Knox is not part of their investigation," the spokesperson said. "Mr James worked a few shifts as a casual at the school in a heavily supervised assistant's role on the senior campus in 2018 and 2019, and a childcare agency allocated him some days at the Knox OOSH - again, there is no suggestion that these roles are being investigated." On July 31, James was charged with allegedly producing child abuse material through his undisclosed employment with several out-of-school hours (OOSH) care services. The alleged incidents occurred between April 2021 and May 2024, with 10 victims aged six and under during his employment at six services. James, from Artarmon, has been remanded in custody since October 12, 2024. He was employed as a probationary constable from December 2021 to September 2022 and, after failing to complete his probation, continued in a civilian capacity until his resignation in May 2023. During his employment, police said the man failed to seek the required approval to engage in secondary employment, and as such, NSW police were unaware of his concurrent role in the childcare sector. List of OOSH care services the man worked: A further 52 OOSH care facilities and other providers, which had employed the man, have been contacted, AFP investigators said. There is no evidence to suggest that any alleged offending took place at these facilities. The investigation by AFP Child Protection investigators began after the detection of child abuse material on the dark web. The man currently faces 13 offences, including nine counts of using a child to produce child abuse material. This has a penalty of up to 20 years. The man was initially charged with refusing to provide his passcodes on his digital devices. Parents and carers will be able to access Operation Arctile information, for information on the time periods of the man's employment, and for advice on appropriate support services, as well as who to contact if they believe they require further assistance. READ MORE: Phones banned in childcare as second man charged with sex abuse crimes AFP acting assistant commissioner Brett James said the AFP and other agencies remain committed to providing ongoing support to affected families. "The AFP and our partners are committed to supporting those families whose children's innocence was allegedly violated by a man trusted to take care of them," he said. "Any form of child sexual abuse is confronting. Even more so when the alleged perpetrator is an individual trusted with the care of our youth." Phone Lifeline 13 11 14; Men's Referral Service 1300 776 491; Kids Helpline 1800 551 800; beyondblue 1300 224 636; 1800-RESPECT 1800 737 732; National Elder Abuse 1800 ELDERHelp (1800 353 374) An elite Sydney private school has confirmed that a man charged with serious child abuse offences was a former student. A spokesperson for Knox Grammar School on Sydney's lower north shore said David James, 26, was a former student at the school until 2017. The spokesperson said Australian Federal Police found "no connection between where he went to school and the current charges". "We have been instructed multiple times by the AFP that Knox is not part of their investigation," the spokesperson said. "Mr James worked a few shifts as a casual at the school in a heavily supervised assistant's role on the senior campus in 2018 and 2019, and a childcare agency allocated him some days at the Knox OOSH - again, there is no suggestion that these roles are being investigated." On July 31, James was charged with allegedly producing child abuse material through his undisclosed employment with several out-of-school hours (OOSH) care services. The alleged incidents occurred between April 2021 and May 2024, with 10 victims aged six and under during his employment at six services. James, from Artarmon, has been remanded in custody since October 12, 2024. He was employed as a probationary constable from December 2021 to September 2022 and, after failing to complete his probation, continued in a civilian capacity until his resignation in May 2023. During his employment, police said the man failed to seek the required approval to engage in secondary employment, and as such, NSW police were unaware of his concurrent role in the childcare sector. List of OOSH care services the man worked: A further 52 OOSH care facilities and other providers, which had employed the man, have been contacted, AFP investigators said. There is no evidence to suggest that any alleged offending took place at these facilities. The investigation by AFP Child Protection investigators began after the detection of child abuse material on the dark web. The man currently faces 13 offences, including nine counts of using a child to produce child abuse material. This has a penalty of up to 20 years. The man was initially charged with refusing to provide his passcodes on his digital devices. Parents and carers will be able to access Operation Arctile information, for information on the time periods of the man's employment, and for advice on appropriate support services, as well as who to contact if they believe they require further assistance. READ MORE: Phones banned in childcare as second man charged with sex abuse crimes AFP acting assistant commissioner Brett James said the AFP and other agencies remain committed to providing ongoing support to affected families. "The AFP and our partners are committed to supporting those families whose children's innocence was allegedly violated by a man trusted to take care of them," he said. "Any form of child sexual abuse is confronting. Even more so when the alleged perpetrator is an individual trusted with the care of our youth." Phone Lifeline 13 11 14; Men's Referral Service 1300 776 491; Kids Helpline 1800 551 800; beyondblue 1300 224 636; 1800-RESPECT 1800 737 732; National Elder Abuse 1800 ELDERHelp (1800 353 374)
News.com.au
2 days ago
- News.com.au
Alleged Sydney childcare paedophile identified
An accused pedophile childcare worker has been identified as a former student of an elite Sydney school, as fresh details emerge about his past. Police on Thursday revealed David William James had been charged with a raft of child abuse offences allegedly committed across six out-of-school hours (OOSH) care centres between 2021 and 2024. Artarmon man Mr James allegedly used 10 children aged five and six to produce child abuse material while under his care. The 26-year-old was a former trainee NSW Police officer and was in the 2017 class at Knox Grammar School on Sydney's upper north shore. Do you know more? Email: Records show Mr James was on the High School Certificate honour roll in 2017 for achievement in music. He also worked at Knox's high school, preparatory school between 2018 and 2020 and OOSH club in 2024. None of the offences he has been charged with relate to Knox. The school said in a brief statement: 'The AFP has assured us that we are not being investigated as part of the David James matter'. Mr James faces 13 charges in total, including 10 counts of using a child under 14 to make child abuse material and two counts of possessing child abuse material. understands some of the alleged videos were recorded in bathroom settings, and Mr James allegedly touched himself in front of children. It is also understood complaints had allegedly been raised about Mr James in the years before his arrest. It was revealed in June that 1200 letters had been sent to parents and carers who may have come into contact with Mr James. The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has now released a list of 58 childcare centres where he worked between 2018 and 2024, 44 of which were located on the city's north shore. Police allege he committed offences at the following six centres: Pyrmont OSHC – City of Sydney; OSHClub – Barker College; Willoughby Kids House; Helping Hands – St Ives Park Public School; St Ives OSHC Centre – Kidzone; and Helping Hands – Lane Cove West. City of Sydney councillor Jess Miller took to social media on Thursday to share her horror at learning the alleged pedophile worked at centres where her child had attended. 'Like many parents, it was with a lump in my throat I just read through the list of childcare centres, OSCH, and Camp Australia centres where alleged pedophile David James worked between 2018 -2024,' she wrote. 'There was one that matched-up to where my child attended school holiday care. So I can absolutely understand the outrage, grief, disgust and anger felt by so many families making similar discoveries today, and who have been living with the spectre for months – sincerely, my heart goes out to you. 'Advice from City of Sydney staff is the police say there is no evidence or information that offending has taken place three of the listed City of Sydney services at Ultimo, Pyrmont and KGV OSHC. 'While this is a small mercy, I am very aware that it offers little comfort to victims and their families.' Mr James' identity had been suppressed under a court order since his arrest in October until it was lifted after a challenge by media organisations on Thursday. He was employed by NSW Police as a probationary constable during the same period he was allgedly offending from December 2021 to September 2022. After failing to complete his probation, he continued in a civilian capacity until his resignation in May 2023. 'During his employment, the man failed to seek the required approval to engage in secondary employment, and as such, police were unaware of his concurrent role in the childcare sector,' a NSW Police statement said. AFP Acting Assistant Commissioner Brett James said at a press conference this week the families of children whose 'innocence was allegedly violated' would be supported. 'Any form of child sexual abuse is confronting,' he told reporters. 'Even more so when the alleged perpetrator is a person entrusted with the care of our children.' Acting Commissioner James said there had been a 'painstaking' process of victim identification since officers became aware of the alleged material. 'There is no evidence to suggest the man's alleged offending took place in out-of-school-hours facilities or other care providers which have not yet been contacted by law enforcement,' he said.
