A Sydney mother has described how Hamish Tait, a man now facing allegations as one of Australia's worst alleged childcare paedophiles, invited himself to a family dinner at her home and refused to leave despite her attempts to get him to go. The account has emerged as part of a wider police appeal seeking information from anyone who had contact with Tait, amid mounting alarm over the scale of the abuse allegations against him within the childcare sector.

The mother recalled feeling unable to confront him more forcefully at the time, later saying she regretted not telling him to leave in blunter terms. Full details of the specific allegations, charges and the police investigation were not included in the available article text, though the case forms part of a broader inquiry into Tait's alleged conduct while working in childcare settings.