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Melbourne Surgeon Faces New Charges After Secret Toilet Filming Scandal

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Doctor Accused of Filming Women in Hospital Toilets

A doctor, identified as Dr.Cho, is facing serious allegations of secretly filming women in hospital bathrooms. The accusations stem from incidents at the Austin Hospital, were a nurse reportedly discovered a mesh bag containing a mobile phone in a staff toilet in early July.

The nurse believed the phone was recording and reported the matter to hospital management. Several days later, the same bag was allegedly found by security, leading to police involvement.Upon arresting Dr. cho, police seized two mobile phones, a laptop, a hard drive, several mesh bags, and removable hooks. Authorities allege that Dr. Cho refused to provide passwords for the devices. Court documents state that the seized items where similar to those used in the alleged offending at the Austin Hospital.

Cybercrime analysis of one of the seized mobile phones reportedly revealed three hours of video footage. this footage allegedly shows Dr. Cho setting up the phone and captures over an hour of vision of the intimate areas of three women.

Further analysis of a laptop hard drive allegedly uncovered 10,374 videos and images. These files were reportedly organized into subfolders, categorized by hospital, ward, and the names of numerous alleged victims.The documents suggest a “ranking” system was used, with footage divided into “Tier 1” and “Tier 2.”

Police allege that Dr. Cho named at least 460 female victims in total, categorizing intimate videos into folders associated with their names and workplaces. The documents also indicate that investigators have received reports of trauma and fear from hospital staff, who no longer feel safe in their workplace.

Dr. Cho, who graduated from Monash University in 2022, was denied bail. Police argued he was a flight risk due to a lack of ties to Victoria. He is scheduled to return to the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court in November. The accused also reportedly worked at the Royal Melbourne Hospital for a year.

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