Hamish Tait faces 444 charges in daycare abuse case
Hamish Tait, accused of abusing 158 children in Sydney childcare centers, has been hit with 115 new charges. He now faces a total of 444 charges spanning a 16-year period.
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Authorities believe that Tait worked at 62 centres during his career. Ten were raided by police, and alleged abuse identified at five. Tait’s alleged victims, spoken to by investigators, are located across Australia and Britain.
Police suspect Tait preyed upon vulnerable children in a remote Indigenous community in South Australia, where he travelled to work with children in his capacity as an early childhood educator.
The AFP engaged South Australia Police in November over concerns for the community, located in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands that border the Northern Territory in the west of South Australia.
Tait’s matter will be heard at Parramatta Local Court on October 8.
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Australia’s most prolific alleged daycare abuser hit with 115 new charges
Hamish Tait, who allegedly abused 158 children in Sydney early childcare centres, now faces 444 charges allegedly committed over a 16-year period.
1 hour ago · Daniel Lo SurdoAustralia’s most prolific alleged daycare abuser hit with 115 new charges
Hamish Tait, who allegedly abused 158 children in Sydney early childcare centres, now faces 444 charges allegedly committed over a 16-year period.
1 hour ago · Daniel Lo Surdo