Overview

• Victoria Police charged Michael Simon Wilson with child sex offences including bestiality and child abuse material in connection with the ongoing investigation into Joshua Dale Brown.
• Premier Jacinta Allan commissioned an urgent sector review, ordered a statewide register of childcare workers and announced a ban on personal mobile devices in centres from September 26.
• Authorities have notified 2,600 families and advised about 1,200 children to undergo precautionary infectious disease screening, with $5,000 immediate-needs payments unlocked for directly affected households.
• Both Brown and Wilson are due to appear at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court in September, and investigators say there is no evidence implicating other staff members so far.
• Lawyers at Arnold, Thomas & Becker are exploring a potential class action for impacted families as advocacy groups press for a national overhaul of child protection protocols.