May 22, 2026 — 3:35pmA trainee doctor will admit to installing hidden cameras in multiple hospital bathrooms to secretly film intimate videos of hundreds of women in toilets and showers, including at a cancer treatment facility, over four years.Ryan Cho, 29, faced Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Friday, entering the court with clothing and other items hiding his face.He faces more than 900 charges of spying, mostly on women in toilets and showers across three major Melbourne hospitals where he worked, and in a share house.Ryan Cho received bail on the condition he live with his parents, among other things.Joe ArmaoHidden cameras, the court heard in December, had been found to have been used at Austin Hospital, Royal Melbourne Hospital and Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre between 2021 and 2025.Police seized more than 10,000 intimate files, including 4500 videos, from a device at Cho’s home containing footage of victims.The files named at least 406 female victims and were categorised into folders with names and workplaces, the court earlier heard.On Friday, the court heard Cho would enter formal pleas of guilty in July following further discussions with the prosecution as to how some of the 900 charges would be combined for a future hearing in the County Court.In addressing a number of victims present, Magistrate Michelle Mykytowycz explained that the case had resolved and all footage viewed by police. She said further discussions though needed to occur before it was decided how the charges would be dealt with “effectively”.Ryan Cho’s parents arrive at court in August.Eddie Jim“The defence has indicated it’ll likely go up to County Court for plea of guilty,” she said.The hospitals were made aware of the illegal recordings last year after maintenance workers at one hospital discovered toilets had been deliberately blocked to force staff to use cubicles where an employee had found cameras were hidden in July.Cho was employed at the Royal Melbourne between February 2024 and February 2025, before moving to work at the Austin.A police investigation later found Cho had also secretly recorded his former housemate nearly 150 times.The prosecution argued the offending was calculated and obsessive, involving meticulous planning over years.He was released on bail in August after taking his bid for freedom to the Supreme Court, where his parents, who had flown over from Singapore, vowed to financially support him and take him on long walks and hikes.Sex crime detectives arrest Ryan Cho.Victoria PoliceThe 29-year-old was also ordered to provide a $50,000 surety and on the conditions he abided by a nighttime curfew, not attend hospitals, not possess a camera or recording device, and engage in treatment and counselling.The charges relate to stalking, producing intimate images, and installing optical surveillance devices.The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency has since barred the junior doctor from practising medicine.The matter is expected to return to court on July 9.If you or anyone you know needs support, you can contact the National Sexual Assault, Domestic and Family Violence Counselling Service on 1800RESPECT (1800 737 732), Lifeline 131 114, or Beyond Blue 1300 224 636.From our partners