Exclusive: A Melbourne University medical student has been caught filming young women at accommodation sites in the city.
Despite hundreds of secretly recorded photos and videos on his phone and laptop, the 23-year-old walked away with no conviction.
Bao Phuc Cao was expected to be in Melbourne pursuing his studies to become a neurosurgeon. While residing at RoomingKos, a student accommodation in the city center, he targeted young women.
“It also means that if he does go on to become a doctor or a surgeon, his patients are not going to know what he’s been up to and what he could potentially get up to.”
A few months ago he was arrested again this time secretly filming a woman in the public toilets at District Docklands shopping centre.
He confessed, pleaded guilty and again no conviction was recorded.
“How many women have to be subjected to a perpetrator of this type of crime, and he literally gets away with it,” Moody said.
“How safe are the female students at that university right now?”
A Melbourne University spokesperson wouldn’t confirm if Cao is still a student due to privacy reasons but said the safety and wellbeing of staff and students was paramount.
“We are committed to eliminating and preventing sexual misconduct from our community and have robust systems and supports in place for our students and staff,” the spokesperson said.
“Any experience of assault, sexual assault and sexual harassment within our university community is unacceptable.”
