Suspended Doctor Charged with Additional Offences after Secret Recording Device Found in Hospital Staff Toilet

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A 27-year-old doctor, Ryan Cho, has been re-arrested and charged with five further offences, including producing intimate images and using an optical surveillance device, after a secret recording device was discovered in a staff toilet at a Melbourne hospital. The incident occurred in July, and police have since identified "several" more hospitals as "workplaces of interest" for Cho between 2020 and 2025, although the facilities' names were not disclosed.

Cho was initially charged with stalking and using an optical surveillance device after employees at the Austin Hospital discovered a mobile phone recording them in a staff bathroom. The police believe the device was in place for some time before staff became aware and reported it. Cho had also worked at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, and police later charged him with stalking and using an optical surveillance device. He was banned from practising medicine in Australia after the incident.

Cho was known to record remote hiking adventures and share the footage with thousands of people on social media. Public records show that he graduated from Monash University in 2022 and first registered as a medical practitioner in January 2023.

Key Takeaways:

  • Ryan Cho, a 27-year-old doctor, has been re-arrested and charged with five additional offences, including producing intimate images and using an optical surveillance device.
  • The charges come after a secret recording device was found in a staff toilet at a Melbourne hospital, where Cho worked, in July.
  • Police have identified "several" more hospitals as "workplaces of interest" for Cho between 2020 and 2025, without disclosing the facilities' names.
  • Cho was initially charged with stalking and using an optical surveillance device after employees at the Austin Hospital discovered a mobile phone recording them in a staff bathroom.
  • Cho had also worked at the Royal Melbourne Hospital and public records show that he graduated from Monash University in 2022.
  • Cho was banned from practising medicine in Australia after the incident.

Statistics:

  • Five further offences have been charged against Ryan Cho, including producing intimate images and using an optical surveillance device.
  • Cho has been working as a medical practitioner in Australia since January 2023.
  • Cho graduated from Monash University in 2022.
  • The incident occurred in July, and police have identified "several" more hospitals as "workplaces of interest" for Cho between 2020 and 2025.

Sources:

  • "Fresh charges have been laid against a suspended doctor accused of hiding a secret recording device in the staff toilet of a Melbourne hospital," The Age.
  • "Police re-arrested Ryan Cho at a property in Croydon on Friday before he was interviewed and charged with five further offences," The Age.
  • "Cho was initially charged with stalking and use optical surveillance device," The Age.
  • "Public records show he graduated from Monash University in 2022 and first registered as a medical practitioner in January 2023," The Age.