Overview
- An interim suppression order was lifted, allowing media to report details of Michael Simon Wilson’s charges and the alleged evidentiary link to former childcare worker Joshua Brown.
- Prosecutors told the court that communications found on Wilson’s devices “kickstarted” the investigation into Brown, creating an evidentiary connection rather than a co‑accused relationship.
- The ABC reported police have additionally charged Wilson with four counts of rape, attempted rape, sexual assault, false imprisonment and stalking dating back to 2018 involving a sole female complainant.
- Wilson was previously charged with 45 offences, including possessing and transmitting child abuse material, rape and bestiality, and the court noted his alleged offending was not in a childcare setting.
- Magistrate Donna Bakos said notoriety alone does not justify suppression, set Wilson’s committal mention for November 14 with Brown due back in February, and indicated any Wilson trial is unlikely before 2026.