Crime & Justice
Investigation into accused paedophile Hamish Tait expands to remote South Australian Indigenous community
July 15, 2026 at 11:01 AM
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Federal police added a preschool in a remote Indigenous community to a list of facilities where Tait worked, as he faces 329 child abuse charges.
- Hamish Tait, 35, faces 329 charges including 162 counts of producing child abuse material, with 136 alleged victims known to police.
- Police added a preschool in a remote South Australian Indigenous community to a list of 55 facilities where Tait worked between 2009 and 2025.
- Acting SA premier Kyam Maher said he has requested further information from South Australian police on the matter.
- AFP acting commander Luke Needham urged the public to assist police in identifying the 22 victims not yet known to police.
