JUST IN: Chil-ling New Development Emerges as Police Widen Search for Alleged Victims in Hamish Tait Case
More information has been released as police seek to identify further alleged potential child abuse victims of ex-childcare worker Hamish Tait.
Tait, 35, who has been charged with more than 320 child abuse offences, attended or worked at 62 centres between 2009 and 2025, when he was arrested.
Hamish Tait, 35, is facing more than 320 child abuse offences. Nine
He is accused of committing child abuse offences against more than 150 alleged victims in those 16 years, mostly at centres in Sydney’s north-west.
Now, federal police have launched a fresh appeal to identify a male child whose image was allegedly found on electronic devices seized as part of the investigation.
Investigators believe the images were taken sometime between March 2020 and July 2025.
Due to the sensitive nature of the images, they cannot be publicly released, but police have advised that the child is wearing Bluey-branded underwear and appears to have a distinctive freckle or mole on their body.
Police hope the information may spark recognition.
Additionally, investigators are renewing their appeal for information over an image previously released last week.
The picture, showing a two-tone t-shirt, was taken from behind the child wearing it at a Putney childcare centre on or about January 9, 2018.
The images of the shirt were released along with several others, but from information received in response, federal police confirmed the images taken at a Rouse Hill childcare centre were of two children already identified by the investigation.
The two-tone t-shirt. The image was likely taken on January 9, 2018, at a Putney childcare centre Australian Federal Police
Tait was arrested on June 20, 2025, after police investigated alleged child abuse material uploaded to a cloud server.
It’s alleged Tait committed 329 offences at five facilities, including four childcare centres and his own business.
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Hamish Tait was arrested in June 2025 but could not be identified until recently. Supplied
The investigation is ongoing.
“We appreciate the information shared with the community may appear limited, however, any clue may assist with victim identification. Please consider the dates, locations and descriptions,” AFP Detective Acting Inspector Emmanuel Tsardoulias said.
Anybody with information or who is seeking information about Tait’s employment history and presence at different facilities, or for appropriate support resources, can contact a multi-agency Local Contact Point (LCP) on (02) 9765 1000.
The LCP will close on July 26, after which people are asked to contact the AFP on 131 237.
