By Duncan Evans
Michael Simon Wilson, 36, was charged with child rape and bestiality offences in April, with a first image released of the man on Thursday.
The publication of Mr Wilson鈥檚 charges followed confirmation of charges against childcare worker Joshua Brown on Tuesday.
Victorian Police charged Mr Brown with 70 offences after he allegedly abused eight children at a Point Cook childcare centre in Melbourne.
It is alleged some children were as young as five months.
A widespread investigation has now been launched, with Victoria鈥檚 chief health officer saying 1200 children have been recommended to undergo infectious diseases testing as a precaution.
He is also accused of using his bodily fluids to tamper with food, news.com.au reported.
Mr Wilson and Mr Brown are reportedly known to each other, though the nature of the relationship is unclear.
Mr Wilson鈥檚 alleged offences are not believed to involve childcare centres or any of Mr Brown鈥檚 alleged victims.
Police allege he raped a teenage boy in Hoppers Crossing in April.
On Thursday, the Herald Sun reported it was the investigation into Mr Wilson鈥檚 alleged offending that led them to Mr Brown.
Mr Brown was arrested on May 12 and is due to appear at Melbourne Magistrates Court on September 15.
Mr Wilson will appear at Melbourne Magistrates Court on the same day.
The charges have sparked urgent calls for reform in the childcare sector, with Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan promising immediate action.
The state government will immediately begin building a register for childcare workers, she said, and will bring forward a policy to ban personal devices in centres.
鈥淭o avoid delay, we鈥檒l be putting all Victorian childcare centres on notice,鈥 she said.
鈥淭hey will be required to adopt this ban on personal devices, effective from September 26.
鈥淐hildcare centres who don鈥檛 comply with this ban will have this placed on them as a condition of licence and may face fines of up to $50,000.The premier will also commission an 鈥渦rgent review鈥 into childcare safety, with more details expected at the end of the week.
The review will examine the possibility of installing CCTV cameras in centres and the deploying a 鈥渇our eyes鈥 principle, meaning children should not be left alone with a single adult.
It will also review whether the five-year working with children check time frame should be shortened.
Federal Education Minister Jason Clare said on Wednesday the problem of predators in childcare settings was 鈥渟erious鈥 and required 鈥渟erious action鈥.
鈥淚t鈥檚 one of the reasons why I put this on the top of the agenda when education ministers met last week,鈥 he said.
鈥淟et me be clear 鈥 when education ministers met to discuss child safety last week, we didn鈥檛 discuss this case, but we discussed 鈥 what are the next steps that we need to take as a nation to make sure that our kids are safe in early education and care?鈥
The federal government has already banned personal mobile phones in centres and changed rules around mandatory reporting from seven days to 24 hours following complaints about sexual or physical abuse.
Mr Clare promised further reforms, including cutting off funding for centres that fail to meet minimum standards.
He also flagged changes to background checks for workers.
鈥淚t鈥檚 taken too long to do the work necessary to make sure that our Working with Children Check system is up to scratch,鈥 he said.
鈥淚鈥檝e spoken a number of times with the Attorney-General, Michelle Rowland, the new Attorney-General, and I think I can safely speak on her behalf 鈥 she agrees, and is determined to take the action necessary here to make sure that our working with children checks across the nation are up to scratch.
鈥淭hat鈥檒l be something that will be discussed by Attorneys-General when they meet next month.鈥
He cautioned that a working with children check was not a 鈥渟ilver bullet鈥.
鈥淚n too many examples, a perpetrator is eventually caught and arrested and sentenced, there鈥檚 somebody that got a Working with Children Check because they had no prior criminal record,鈥 he said.
鈥淎nd so it鈥檚 only one of the things that we need to focus on here if we鈥檙e serious about making sure that we keep our kids safe.鈥