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The identity of one of the two men had been suppressed from the public since his arrest.
The men are due to face court again later this year. A couple once lauded as some of Anglicare Victoria's youngest foster carers have been charged with child sexual abuse offences.
Andrew Clifford Grey, 28, and Daniel James Grey, 26, from Bendigo were charged by the Australian Federal Police in May. According to court documents obtained by the ABC, police allege Andrew Grey sexually assaulted a child under 16 years of age and produced, transmitted and possessed child abuse material.
Daniel Grey has also been charged with online child abuse material offences, using a carriage service to prepare or plan to engage in sexual activity with a child, and failing to disclose sexual offences against a child to police. Daniel Grey's lawyer told Bendigo Magistrates' Court this month more time was needed to review the case and speak with police. Andrew Grey is due to return to court in October.
At that stage they said they had been foster carers for 11 months.
"I just thought, they're making such a big difference, the kids would always come so traumatised but then by the time they would leave they were in such a better place in their own lives," he said. Andrew Grey lists himself online as a foster carer with Anglicare Victoria since 2021. A Northern Health spokesperson said it was unable to comment on matters currently before the court.
"However, we can confirm that the role held by the individual did not involve working with children," the spokesperson said. In May, Bendigo South East College and Kennington Primary School wrote to parents and carers alerting them to charges against Daniel Grey due to his recent involvement with the schools. In letters seen by the ABC, the schools assured parents and carers the charges did not involve any of their students.
The centre told families he had been employed in a non-educating role, with no unsupervised access to children or education spaces at any time.
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