Australian health authorities call for infectious disease tests of children after man charged with sex offences

Police said that Joshua Brown, a 26-year-old Melbourne childcare worker, had been charged with dozens of sexual abuse offences. - Photo: X/ Victoria Police

SYDNEY: Australian health authorities are urging around 1,200 children in the state of Victoria to be tested for infectious diseases after police charged a childcare worker with dozens of sexual abuse offences.

Police said on Tuesday (July 1) that Joshua Brown, a 26-year-old Melbourne man, had been arrested and charged in May with more than 70 offences relating to eight alleged victims.