Identity of Sydney daycare worker facing 329 child abuse offences revealed
Summary
A Sydney childcare worker named Hamish Tait has been charged with 329 offences related to the abuse of 136 children at several daycare centers over 16 years. Police have identified most victims and sites involved and continue investigating.Key Facts
- Hamish Tait, 35 years old, was arrested in July last year and kept in custody.
- He faces 329 charges, including producing child abuse material and secretly filming private acts.
- The alleged abuse happened at five facilities, four childcare centers and his own business in Sydney’s north-west.
- Police have contacted 121 families and are still trying to find 22 more victims.
- Tait worked or visited 62 early childhood centers between 2009 and 2025.
- Police found illegal child abuse material on devices seized during a raid near Sydney.
- Authorities created a website listing affected centers and offering support to families.
- The case is part of a wider pattern of childcare abuse investigations in Australia in recent years.
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