<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A 28-year-old man has been charged with multiple counts of child sexual assault. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Kurt David Charlton, from Nollamara in Perth's north, had been a primary school teacher until February. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Now, he is accused of offences against a number of children while providing babysitting services, with the youngest alleged victim just 18 months old.</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/adelaide-father-dies-in-hsopital-after-arrest-sparks-death-in-custody-investigation/1d868644-0161-4580-9604-0c7d37dfca74"><strong><span>Adelaide father dies in hospital after becoming unresponsive during arrest</span></strong></a><span> </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A court was told today Charlton had provided a working with children check and police clearance to the Scarborough toddler's father. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It's alleged he then sexually assaulted and indecently dealt with her as he took photos of her over a four-month period, between October 2024 and February 2025. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>At an Alkimos home, the babysitter is accused of indecently recording a four-year-old girl and her six-year-old brother. </span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/babysitter-charged-with-sexual-assault-in-perth/69c3fa76-5564-4553-a4ee-75e3578eb3d8" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police also allege he set up a phone in Hamilton Hill to secretly record an eight-year-old girl while she was naked. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The court heard when officers searched Charlton's Nollamara home, they found a phone containing indecently recorded photos of the children. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The 28-year-old was charged with one count of sexual penetration of a child under 13, four counts of indecent dealings with a child, and four counts of indecently recording a child following an investigation by Child Abuse Squad Detectives. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In opposing bail, prosecutors said six further victims had been identified and there was a strong likelihood more charges would be laid. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Despite concerns, Charlton was granted bail before his mother withdrew herself as surety in the afternoon. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He remains behind bars to appear again in court next month. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f"><em><strong><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. Available on the</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727"><em><strong><span>Apple App Store</span></strong></em></a><span> </span><em><strong><span>and</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU"><em><strong><span>Google Play</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span>.</span></strong></em></div></div>