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A 54-year-old man has faced court after allegedly installing a hidden camera in a public bathroom at a Canberra hospital.
Police will allege on 7 January (2026), the man entered a public bathroom in the North Canberra Hospital and installed a small camera underneath the sink.
The camera was located by cleaners two weeks later and the incident was reported to police.
Officers from Belconnen Police Station identified the man from CCTV footage and today (4 February 2026), a search warrant was executed at his residence in the City.
The man was arrested and several electronic devices, including storage devices and a mobile phone, were seized. A review of these items is underway.
He faced the ACT Magistrates Court today, charged with capturing intimate visual data.
Members of the public who used a public bathroom at the North Canberra Hospital emergency waiting room between 8:30pm and midnight on Wednesday, 7 January 2026 are asked to provide their details to Crime Stoppers. Please quote 8279987.