Additional 800 children to be tested for STIs as police investigate accused Melbourne childcare paedophile Joshua Dale Brown
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More than 800 children are recommended for testing for sexually transmitted infections as four more childcare centres have been linked to Joshua Dale Brown, a childcare worker charged with over 70 offences involving young victims. Police have now identified 23 centres where Brown worked since January 2017. Approximately 2,600 families have been contacted, with 1,200 advised to undergo screening. Establishing Brown's full work history has proven complex due to the lack of centralized childcare records, requiring police to execute search warrants to gather necessary information.
More than 800 additional children are being recommended for testing for sexually transmitted infections after four more childcare centres were added to a list of known workplaces of alleged paedophile Joshua Dale Brown. Childcare workers often lack centralized records, causing complexities in establishing complete work histories, which has necessitated police to execute search warrants for handwritten records and shift rosters.
Police revealed the 26-year-old childcare worker Joshua Dale Brown has been charged with over 70 offences involving eight alleged victims, aged between five months and two years old. Approximately 2,600 families with children that attended the implicated centres were contacted, leading to 1,200 recommendations for STI screenings.
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