'My heart sank': Father learns of son's crossover with alleged childcare paedophile

Exclusive: A Melbourne begetter has spoken retired learning his toddler whitethorn person attended a childcare centre wherever alleged paedophile Joshua Brown worked, arsenic nan erstwhile childcare worker's employment history is revisited.

A awesome constabulary investigation saw Joshua Brown charged pinch 70 offences, including intersexual assault, earlier this year.

The charges subordinate to 8 alleged victims astatine a Point Cook early acquisition centre.

About 1200 families were besides contacted to nonstop their children for precautionary testing for sexually transmitted diseases.

Revelations emerged yesterday that Brown whitethorn person worked connected much occasions than those listed connected nan authorities website.

Melbourne begetter Daniel* did not initially deliberation his family had been impacted, until an updated timeline revealed a crossover betwixt his two-year-old son's attendance and Brown's employment astatine a centre successful nan city's west.

"We didn't expect it, for america to beryllium progressive successful it, and erstwhile we did find retired my bosom sank," Daniel said. 

"These are dates that nan authorities weren't alert of, and yeah, it's conscionable unfortunate that we had to find retired that way," he told 9News.

Premier Jacinta Allan said nan website was being "constantly updated".

Because they were not initially contacted by nan wellness department, Daniel claims his boy was turned distant from nan trial tract and had to scramble to beryllium his toddler needed nan test.

"To make specified large mistakes successful this, pinch young children progressive between, you know, 5 months to 2 years and, you know, to beryllium cutting corners and, .... nan connection breakdown has been poor...it's very disappointing," Daniel told 9News.

Police are investigating if immoderate alleged maltreatment occurred astatine nan 19 different accommodation he worked at.

Allan has assured parents nan authorities is taking contiguous action, yesterday appointing Jay Weatherill to reappraisal Victoria's childcare sector.

"Jay Weatherill is nan champion personification for this work, he is nan champion personification to lead this work," she said. 

But critics person based on nan erstwhile South Australian premier, who oversaw nan worst kid protection nonaccomplishment successful nan state's history, is not nan correct fit.

"How connected world tin we person assurance that this reappraisal will present nan outcomes that Victorian families need?" protector acquisition curate Jess Wilson asked.

*Name has been changed for privacy

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