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Man charged with more than 200 offences involving three women
Police in New South Wales say a 39-year-old man is accused of committing more than 200 offences involving three women on the Central Coast over seven years.
The women were aged between 29 and 31.
Police began investigating an alleged domestic violence incident and raided a home in Tumbi Umbi in December 2025.
They seized 120 electronic storage devices and later found 2.5 million files containing sexual and physical abuse, police said.
The charges include allegedly recording intimate images without consent and sexual assault.
The man was arrested in Wellington and refused bail.
He was due to appear in Bail Division Local Court on Tuesday.
A man has been charged with more than 200 offences allegedly involving the sexual and physical abuse of three women on the New South Wales Central Coast.
Police say the alleged abuse took place over seven years and that investigators found 2.5 million files documenting it.
The investigation began after police seized 120 electronic storage devices from a home in Tumbi Umbi in December 2025.
The man was arrested at Wellington and faces charges including recording intimate images without consent and sexual assault.
The articles give different ages for the man: 38 in the Daily Mail and 39 in ABC Australia.
- Who
- Christopher John Ridings, identified by the Daily Mail; ABC Australia does not name the man. The articles report different ages: 38 and 39.
- What
- He was charged with more than 200 offences allegedly involving three women, including sexual assault and recording intimate images without consent.
- When
- He was arrested on Monday, reported as 12 October by ABC Australia and 13 October by the Daily Mail. Police seized the devices in December 2025.
- Where
- The alleged offences involved women on the New South Wales Central Coast. Police seized the devices at a home in Tumbi Umbi and arrested the man in Wellington.
- Why
- Police began the investigation after finding covertly filmed sexual content during a separate investigation into an alleged domestic violence incident.
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Police seized 120 electronic storage devices from a home in Tumbi Umbi during an investigation into an alleged domestic violence incident.
Police found covertly filmed sexual content and detectives established Strike Force Zetter to investigate further.
Police arrested the man at Wellington.
The man was due to face Bail Division Court; ABC Australia reported that he was refused bail.
- People allegedly affected
- Three women aged between 29 and 31
- Alleged period
- Seven years
- Files
- 2.5 million
- Devices seized
- 120 electronic storage devices
- Charges
- 210 offences, according to the Daily Mail; more than 200, according to ABC Australia
- Man's age
- 38 in the Daily Mail; 39 in ABC Australia
What people are saying
In December 2025, police seized 120 electronic storage devices from a home in Tumbi Umbi,
Following an initial review of the devices, police uncovered a large amount of covertly filmed sexual content and detectives attached to Tuggerah Lakes Police District established Strike Force Zetter to investigate further.
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