Doctor accused of secretly filming hundreds of hospital staff wins fresh bail bid

A inferior expert accused of secretly filming hundreds of infirmary unit has been bailed aft a judge recovered his clip connected remand could beryllium longer than immoderate eventual sentence.

Ryan Cho, 28, made a 2nd bid for state successful nan Victorian Supreme Court coming aft his first bail exertion was refused successful July.

He was charged pinch a further 127 offences yesterday, aft initially being charged pinch 9 offences including stalking and intentionally signaling friendly images.

It's alleged he filmed hundreds of workers astatine 3 Melbourne hospitals by concealing a telephone successful a mesh container wrong unit toilets.

Police analysed 2 mobile phones and a laptop seized from Cho's location and allegedly uncovered much than 10,000 videos and images.

It's alleged nan files were categorised into different folders referencing nan Austin Hospital, nan Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and nan Royal Melbourne Hospital.

Police allege nan material, created betwixt 2021 and 2025, shows unit utilizing nan toilet aliases ablution facilities, pinch their genital and anal areas exposed.

The tribunal was told coming that constabulary had taken statements from 200 witnesses but nan existent number of alleged victims was still unknown.

Prosecutor Russell Hammill claimed Cho should beryllium refused bail because he posed an unacceptable consequence of endangering nan organization and fleeing nan jurisdiction.

But Cho's barrister Julian McMahon SC based on those risks could beryllium reduced done bail conditions including a prohibition connected him utilizing a telephone that was tin of recording.

McMahon besides noted Cho had fundamentally been successful solitary confinement since he was remanded successful July and he did not person entree to a scientist successful custody.

There could besides beryllium important delays successful nan tribunal proceedings fixed nan magnitude of worldly being assessed, McMahon said.

Justice James Elliott coming agreed that hold mightiness consequence successful Cho spending much clip connected remand than immoderate condemnation he could yet receive.

The judge besides recovered bail conditions including a prohibition connected possessing signaling devices and attending hospitals could alleviate immoderate consequence to nan community.

Cho will locomotion free from tribunal later today.