Man charged over alleged filming in Melbourne family changing room
A 62-year-old man has been charged after allegedly filming several people in a family changing room at Melbourne’s Brimbank Aquatic and Wellness Centre. Police are investigating and working to identify anyone else affected, while the centre’s operator says the case has caused concern for families and visitors.
Police say a patron raised the alarm shortly after 11am on Sunday after noticing a phone recording from beneath a cubicle gap. The phone was recovered after the man allegedly deleted the video and discarded the device; police say footage was found in its recently deleted folder. He faces charges of producing child abuse material and producing intimate images, has been banned from Brimbank Council leisure centres, and is due in Sunshine Magistrates’ Court on 23 March. The council plans a changing-room safety review; the centre, opened in 2022, receives more than 1.5 million visits a year.
In short
- A 62-year-old man has been charged over alleged filming in a family changing room.
- Police are contacting people who may have been affected.
- Brimbank Council has banned him and plans a safety review.
Explained simply
Brimbank Aquatic and Wellness Centre is a public swimming and fitness centre in Melbourne’s west, run for Brimbank Council by an outside operator. Its family changing rooms are used by visitors, including children and carers, before and after swimming.
The case involves allegations that a visitor used a phone to film people in one of those rooms. Police are investigating and trying to establish who may have been affected; the man has been charged, and the allegations have not been tested in court.
The case has drawn attention to how public leisure centres protect visitors’ privacy in changing areas. Brimbank Council is planning a safety review, while the centre’s high visitor numbers mean its arrangements affect many local families.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Popular aquatic centre in Melbourne rocked by alleged changeroom filming incident: ‘Deeply concerned’”.