A 62-year-old man from Caroline Springs has been charged with producing child abuse material and an intimate image following an incident at Brimbank Aquatic and Wellness Centre in Keilor Downs, Melbourne. Police were called to the centre on Sunday after a patron noticed a phone under a gap in a cubicle wall that was angled to record him getting undressed. The man confronted the accused in the next cubicle, who quickly deleted the content and threw the phone in a nappy bin. A lifeguard retrieved the phone, and police recovered the footage from the 'recently deleted' folder.
The accused will face Sunshine Magistrates Court on March 23, 2027, on charges of producing child abuse material and producing an intimate image. Police are reviewing the evidence and working to identify other families who may have been filmed.
Brimbank City Council, which operates the centre, issued a statement on Sunday night expressing concern for the affected family. "Our thoughts are with the individual and family directly affected, and we acknowledge the distress this incident may have caused others in our community," the council said. It has terminated the accused's membership and banned him from all council facilities. The council is also investigating whether to fill in gaps or alter the design of its change rooms to prevent similar incidents.
Council has urged anyone who was at the centre at the time of the incident to contact Crime Stoppers.