Overview

• Ryan Cho was re-arrested at his Croydon home on July 25 and charged with three counts of producing intimate images, one count of using an optical surveillance device and one count of failing to comply with a direction to assist.
• The latest charges bring his total to at least seven, following earlier allegations of stalking and unauthorized surveillance that led to his suspension and ban from practicing medicine.
• Investigators allege Cho planted a covert phone in a staff-only toilet at Austin Hospital in Heidelberg on July 3, with the device believed to have recorded colleagues for an extended period.
• Police have identified multiple other hospitals across Melbourne and regional Victoria where Cho worked between 2020 and 2025 as workplaces of interest.
• Authorities are contacting staff potentially affected and prompting health providers to strengthen privacy safeguards in restricted areas.