<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A junior doctor accused of secretly filming hundreds of hospital staff has been bailed after a judge found his time on remand could be longer than any ultimate sentence.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Ryan Cho, 28, made a second bid for freedom in the Victorian Supreme Court on Friday after his first bail application was refused in July.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He was charged with a further 127 offences yesterday, after initially being charged with nine offences including stalking and intentionally recording intimate images.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/nsw-central-coast-debris-balls-wash-up-on-beaches/f4fd705c-bd6c-421d-b971-eeaf0ec3543e" target="_blank"><strong><span>Mysterious debris balls wash up on NSW beaches again</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It's alleged he filmed hundreds of workers at three Melbourne hospitals by concealing a phone in a mesh bag inside staff toilets.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police analysed two mobile phones and a laptop seized from Cho's home and allegedly uncovered more than 10,000 videos and images.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It's alleged the files were categorised into different folders referencing the Austin Hospital, the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and the Royal Melbourne Hospital.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/ryan-cho-doctor-accused-of-toilet-filming-wins-fresh-bail-bid/c22f244b-0b10-4b7c-8c4a-592e62729784" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police allege the material, created between 2021 and 2025, shows staff using the toilet or shower facilities, with their genital and anal areas exposed.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The court was told today that police had taken statements from 200 witnesses but the true number of alleged victims was still unknown.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Prosecutor Russell Hammill claimed Cho should be refused bail because he posed an unacceptable risk of endangering the community and fleeing the jurisdiction.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/the-old-manly-boatshed-iconic-sydney-venue-to-close-its-doors-after-38-years/9818b1c6-9656-47d2-b5ca-6992231fe9e1" target="_blank"><strong><span>Iconic Sydney venue to close doors after 38 years</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But Cho's barrister Julian McMahon SC argued those risks could be reduced through bail conditions including a ban on him using a phone that was capable of recording.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>McMahon also noted Cho had essentially been in solitary confinement since he was remanded in July and he did not have access to a psychologist in custody.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>There could also be significant delays in the court proceedings given the amount of material being assessed, McMahon said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Justice James Elliott today agreed that delay might result in Cho spending more time on remand than any sentence he could ultimately receive.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The judge also found bail conditions including a ban on possessing recording devices and attending hospitals could alleviate any risk to the community.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Cho will walk free from court later today.</span></div></div>

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