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Australia: Hundreds of kids to be tested for disease after childcare rape charge

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Joshua Dale Brown was arrested in May and faces 70 charges of child rape and sexual assault.

The 26-year-old has worked at 20 childcare centres in Melbourne since 2017 .

He is accused of abusing eight children - including a five-month-old - between April 2022 and January 2023 .

Health authorities have recommended 1,200 children be tested for infectious diseases.

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semi-formal

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English

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54

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