A medical student from the University of Melbourne was caught secretly filming women at his shared accommodation, with police later discovering hundreds of images and videos on his laptop and phone.
23-year-old Bao Phuc Cao, who is studying to become a neurosurgeon at the University of Melbourne, was arrested after a woman saw a phone being held under her shower cubicle at RoomingKos, the student accommodation where he lives. Police reports suggest that up to 150 women may have been unknowingly filmed.
He pleaded guilty and received a Community Correction Order with mandatory sex offender treatment and no conviction was recorded.
Cao was previously arrested a few months ago for secretly filming a woman in a public toilet at the District Docklands shopping centre. He pleaded guilty but was released without a conviction.
While the University has not commented on the matter or Cao’s enrollment, citing privacy reasons, a University spokesperson said, “We are committed to eliminating and preventing sexual misconduct from our community and have robust systems and supports in place for our students and staff.”
“Any experience of assault, sexual assault and sexual harassment within our university community is unacceptable.”