Overview

• Formal charges were filed on August 1 following a forensic review of devices seized in February raids
• He faces one Commonwealth count of possessing child abuse material and two state offences under Victoria’s Crimes Act
• Victoria and NSW Police seized multiple electronic devices at his Middle Park home and a Sydney property during coordinated February operations
• Authorities say no additional suspects are being sought as investigators continue examining further seized devices
• The unnamed 70-year-old academic will make his first court appearance before Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on August 7