Doctor accused of filming staff in toilets denied bail

A young doctor accused of secretly filming hundreds of hospital staff with a phone hidden in the bathroom was rejected on bail.

28 -year -old Ryan Cho was accused of five crimes, including producing a sincere image, and applied at the Melbourne Magistrate Court on Friday evening.

He was first arrested on July 10 after a phone hidden in a network bag in a personnel toilet in Austin Hospital in northeast of Melbourne.

Cho was initially accused of crimes, including follow -up, but he was released on bail, the police seized two mobile phones, a laptop, several white knitting bags and removable hooks.

He was arrested for the second time on Friday after the police analyzed devices and allegedly revealed more than 10,000 videos and images.

Files are allegedly categorized in different folders applying to Austin Hospital, Peter Maccallum Cancer Center and Royal Melbourne Hospital.

Senior Officer Neral Baykur told the court that the other sub -folders also carry the names of the alleged victims.

It is claimed that the personnel using materials, toilets or shower facilities formed between 2021 and 2025 are exposed to genital and anal fields.

You Const Baykur, most of the alleged victims to the court looks like female doctors, nurses and medical officials, some videos are in the settlement, he said.

The officer described CHO as “calculated and obsessed” as he opposed the bail application on Friday.

You Const Baykur, the court 28 -year -old child, Victoria, considering that the close ties, the public’s safety is an unacceptable risk to endanger and bail, he said.

The court said that Cho was a citizen of Singapore and that he had a permanent residence in Australia after completing the medical degree from Monash University.

You Const Baykur said that Cho was suspended from working as a young surgeon, so he no longer had any bond to work and could not find a stable accommodation.

Officer, Austin’deki personnel in the workplace felt insecure, many workers now use staff toilets, he said.

Cho’s lawyer George Balot acknowledged that the allegations were serious and a strong case of prosecution.

However, he argued that the risks claimed by the police could be reduced by bail conditions, including a ban on using a telephone and solid control.

Cho’s parents flew from Singapore before the hearing on Friday, and his father Wilson said they were willing to stay in Australia to support their sons.

Parents offered a guarantee of $ 10,000 and said that they would watch Cho closely with bail.

Mr. Balot also argued that his client was already looking for support from a psychologist and sexologist and that treatment would be more difficult if he had been detained.

Magistrate Judge James Henderson admitted that he was a young man who had no punishment before Cho’s family.

However, he found that the risk for society could not be reduced by strict bail conditions and rejected Cho Bail.

The 28 -year -old was detained until November.

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