Popular aquatic centre in Melbourne rocked by alleged changeroom filming incident: 'Deeply concerned'

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Stevens, K. (2026, October 27). Popular aquatic centre in Melbourne rocked by alleged changeroom filming incident: 'Deeply concerned'. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16241455/man-charged-filming-brimbank-aquatic-centre-melbourne.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-10-27 · by Kylie Stevens

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A 62-year-old man was charged by police after allegedly secretly filming several patrons inside a family changing room at Brimbank Aquatic and Wellness Centre in Melbourne on Sunday, October 25. Police arrested him shortly after the incident was reported around 11am; he has been charged with producing child abuse material and intimate images, with potential for additional charges pending further investigation. Brimbank Council banned the man from all its facilities and issued a statement expressing deep concern over the alleged illegal activity.
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Police arrested a 62-year-old man from Caroline Springs on suspicion of secretly filming multiple people, including children, in a family changing room at the Brimbank Aquatic and Wellness Centre in Keilor Downs, Melbourne. The incident occurred on a Sunday shortly after 11am when a patron noticed a phone recording under a gap while using the facility with his family. After being confronted, the suspect allegedly deleted the video and discarded his phone; however, a pool lifeguard recovered it. Police retrieved the footage from the "recently deleted" folder on the device, leading to charges of producing child abuse material and producing intimate images. The man was bailed to appear in Sunshine Magistrates' Court on March 23. Authorities are still investigating and have not ruled out additional charges.

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Brimbank Council Caroline Springs Keilor Downs Melbourne The Age

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Brimbank Council ORG · 3× Brimbank Aquatic and Wellness Centre ORG · 1× Caroline Springs GPE · 1× Crime Stoppers ORG · 1× Keilor Downs GPE · 1× Melbourne GPE · 1× Sunshine Magistrates' Court ORG · 1× The Age ORG · 1× Victoria Police GPE · 1× the Daily Mail ORG · 1×

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'Police are in the process of contacting those potentially impacted by the alleged offending and expect to identify further alleged victims.' 'Working through this process is expected to take some time.
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🔮 'Police are in the process of contacting those potentially impacted by the alleged offending and expect to identify further alleged victims.' 'Working through this process is expected to take some time.

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A man has been banned from a Melbourne aquatic centre and charged by police after he was allegedly caught secretly filming several patrons inside a family changing room cubicle. uncertain
he → ban → cubicle
Police attended Brimbank Aquatic and Wellness Centre in Keilor Downs within five minutes of the alleged incident being reported shortly after 11am on Sunday. asserted
incident → attend → Sunday
A patron attending the facility with his wife and young children raised the alarm after he allegedly noticed a phone recording from under a gap while in the changing room. uncertain
phone → attend → room
It is alleged the man deleted the video and threw the phone in a nearby bin when confronted. asserted
man → allege → bin
The device was retrieved by a pool lifeguard before police allegedly located the footage in the phone's 'recently deleted' folder, The Age reported. uncertain
Age → retrieve → folder
A Caroline Springs man, 62, was arrested and has since been charged with one count of producing child abuse material and one count of producing intimate images. asserted
man → arrest → images
He was bailed to appear in Sunshine Magistrates' Court on March 23. asserted
He → bail → March
Victoria Police confirmed to the Daily Mail on Tuesday that the investigation is ongoing and have not ruled out additional charges. asserted
investigation → confirm → charges
A man has been charged after he was allegedly caught illegally filming several patrons inside a a family changing room at Brimbank Aquatic and Wellness Centre (pictured) uncertain
he → charge → Centre
Police investigations into the alleged incident continue ' asserted
investigations → allege → incident
Police are working with the aquatic centre,' a spokeswoman said. asserted
spokeswoman → work → centre
'Police are in the process of contacting those potentially impacted by the alleged offending and expect to identify further alleged victims.' 'Working through this process is expected to take some time. asserted
Working → contact → time
As the investigation remains ongoing, further updates will be provided when appropriate. asserted
updates → remain → ?
'We absolutely understand how concerning this is for the community and the community should be rest assured police are conducting a full and thorough investigation.' asserted
police → understand → investigation
Brimbank Council, which operates the facility, has since addressed the alleged incident, adding that the man's membership from all of its leisure centres has been terminated. asserted
membership → operate → centres
'Brimbank Council is deeply concerned by an alleged incident involving the unsolicited and illegal use of recording device within a changeroom at the Brimbank Aquatic and Wellness Centre, on Sunday October 25,' a statement read 'Our thoughts are with the individual and family directly affected, and we acknowledge the distress this incident may have caused others in our community. ' uncertain
incident → concern → community
The safety and wellbeing of our community and all visitors to our facilities remains our highest priority. asserted
safety → remain → facilities
The man has been banned from the aquatic centre (pictured) and all other Brimbank Council-run leisure centres Police investigations into Sunday's alleged incident at the facility continue ' asserted
investigations → ban → facility
We understand that this incident may cause concern among families and members of our community, and we want to reassure residents that council takes these matters extremely seriously.' uncertain
council → understand → matters
The council added that it continues to work closely with police regarding the investigation. asserted
it → add → investigation
It's understood that a safety review of changerooms will also be conducted. asserted
review → understand → changerooms
Opened in 2022, Brimbank Aquatic and Wellness Centre attracts more than 1.5 million visitors every year. asserted
Centre → open → visitors
Anyone with more information or who was at the aquatic centre at 11am on Sunday is urged to call Crime Stoppers. asserted
who → urge → Stoppers
Do you know more? asserted
you → know → more
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