Junior doctor at Melbourne’s Austin Hospital arrested after camera allegedly found in staff bathroom

A trainee surgeon at a Melbourne hospital has been arrested after a disturbing discovery was made inside a staff toilet.

A trainee surgeon at Melbourne’s Austin Hospital has been arrested for allegedly filming colleagues inside a staff toilet.

The 27-year-old’s Heidelberg West home was raided this morning, after a phone was allegedly found in a staff toilet at the hospital in Melbourne’s north on July 3.

“Mernda Sexual Offence and Child Abuse Investigation Team (SOCIT) investigators have arrested a man following an incident at a medical facility in Heidelberg,” Victoria Police said in a statement.

“It is alleged a recording device in the form of a mobile phone was located in a restricted staff toilet of a medical facility in Heidelberg on July 3.

“The device is believed to have been in place for some time before staff became aware and reported the matter to police.

The 27-year-old was arrested on Thursday. Picture: Victoria Police

“As a result, police executed a warrant at an address in Heidelberg West this morning, 10 July.”

The man is currently being interviewed by police.

“We take the safety and wellbeing of our staff extremely seriously and recently made a formal report to Victoria Police,” a spokeswoman for Austin Health told news.com.au.

“As this matter is now with the police, we are not able to share more information about the nature of the report.”

Originally published as Junior doctor at Melbourne’s Austin Hospital arrested after camera allegedly found in staff bathroom