MELBOURNE, VIC. — A 57-year-old male Victoria Police public service employee from the Crime and Counter Terrorism Investigation Services has today been charged following a Professional Standards Command investigation into misconduct.
He was today charged with two counts of misconduct in public office, four counts of access child abuse material, six counts of possess child abuse material, and eleven counts of fail to provide information under warrant.
He has been summonsed to appear at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, November 4.
The investigation was undertaken by Professional Standards Command in conjunction with the Cybercrime Squad who worked with the OPP and DPP to understand the impact of the ongoing enquiry on any current investigations or court matters.
Following the identification of a number of potentially affected matters, a formal review of the forensic data was conducted. This re-examination has been completed.
At this stage, investigators believe all issues have been identified and reviewed and impacted parties have been notified.
The staff member was initially suspended with pay on August 6, 2025 but resigned under investigation on Friday, November 21, 2025.
“As the matter is now before the court it would be inappropriate to comment further,” a police spokesperson said.
