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Authorities are urgently seeking public help to identify victims after seizing images of children’s clothes—including a dinosaur puffer jacket and patterned shorts—from devices belonging to former childcare worker Hamish Tait, now facing over 300 charges. Tait, 35, has been in custody since his July 2025 arrest, during which police recovered nearly 2.5 million files. The investigation spans multiple Sydney childcare centers where Tait worked or visited between 2018 and 2023, focusing on allegations of creating and distributing child abuse material and filming private acts without consent. With around 22 victims still unidentified out of 158, police are urging anyone with even the smallest clue to come forward. The childcare provider Fit Kidz has expressed shock and pledged to strengthen safety measures. A court order blocking public release of details has been lifted, allowing authorities to share the information as they continue their painstaking work to uncover the full scope of this devastating breach of trust.

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