Identity of Sydney daycare worker facing 329 child abuse offences revealed
Australian Federal Police (AFP) Acting Commander Luke Needham said: “Child sexual abuse of any kind is confronting and horrific, especially when the alleged perpetrator is someone entrusted with the care of our young people.” he said.
Tait worked at or attended 62 early childhood education facilities in Sydney between 2009 and 2025, but police say he worked primarily in the city’s northwest.
The alleged assault occurred at five facilities, including four child care centers and his private business.
Police released a website, external It provides support to families by identifying the centers it works with.
The charges include 22 counts of aggravated use of a child under 14 for the purpose of producing child abuse material and 18 counts of intentional sexual touching of a child under 10.
Police said they first linked Tait to illegal online activities in June last year. They later found child abuse material on electronic devices seized during a raid at a property in Glossodia, just outside Sydney.
Australians have been shaken by allegations of child abuse in nurseries in recent years.
These include the trial of Ashley Paul Griffith, who admitted in 2024 to 307 crimes committed over a 20-year period in childcare centers in Queensland and overseas.
Last year police called for more than 1,200 children in Victoria to be tested for sexually transmitted diseases after Joshua Dale Brown was charged with dozens of child abuse offenses allegedly committed at four nurseries.
