Overview

• David James, 26, remains in custody facing 13 charges including producing child abuse material of 10 children aged five to six during his work at six out-of-school-hours care services in Sydney.
• A court-issued non-publication order that had shielded his identity since October 2024 was revoked on July 31, allowing the AFP to publicly name him and release a list of 58 centres where he worked between 2018 and 2024.
• All families of identified victims have been contacted by the AFP and NSW Health, with hotlines and health referrals offered to support affected children and carers.
• The lower house of federal parliament has passed urgent childcare safety reforms granting the Commonwealth power to cut funding to non-compliant centres and conduct unannounced spot checks.
• Ministers are scheduled to meet in August to advance further measures including a national early childhood educator register and tightened working-with-children checks.