A junior doctor accused of filming hospital staff in toilets is free on bail, ignoring questions as he walked from court.
Ryan Cho, 28, covered his face with glasses, sunglasses and a surgical mask as he left the Victorian Supreme Court building with his lawyer just before 4.30pm on Friday.
Justice James Elliott granted his bail application three hours earlier after finding his time on remand could be longer than any eventual jail term.
Cho first applied to be released in July after he was charged with nine offences, including stalking and intentionally recording intimate images.
Police laid a further 127 charges on Thursday, following analysis of more than 10,000 videos and images allegedly found on Cho's devices.
Police allege the files were categorised into different folders referencing the Austin Hospital, the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and the Royal Melbourne Hospital.
It's alleged the material, created between 2021 and 2025, shows staff using the toilet or shower facilities, with their genital and anal areas exposed.
Detectives allege Cho filmed the hospital staff by concealing a phone in a mesh bag inside staff toilets at the three Melbourne hospitals.
He is also accused of filming his female housemates and their friends at home.
Police have taken statements from 200 witnesses but the number of alleged victims was unknown, prosecutor Russell Hammill said.
The number of charges laid against Cho is expected to surpass 500 by the time of his committal mention in November.
Mr Hammill said Cho should be refused bail because he posed an unacceptable risk of endangering the community and fleeing the jurisdiction.
He pointed to the fact Cho, a Singaporean citizen, had no real ties to Victoria, given he had been stood down from his job and his registration as a doctor was suspended.
Mr Hammill noted while Cho's parents had put forward a $50,000 surety and temporarily moved to Melbourne to support him, they could not watch him 24/7.
Cho had been secretive throughout the alleged offending and he could conceal any re-offending from his parents, the prosecutor argued.
But Cho's barrister Julian McMahon SC argued any risk could be reduced by a series of strict bail conditions, including a ban on using a phone capable of recording.
Mr McMahon said Cho had no prior convictions and had not breached bail in the 15 days between when he was charged and remanded.
The barrister noted Cho had essentially been in solitary confinement since July and did not have access to a psychologist in custody.
There could be significant delays in the court proceedings given the amount of material being assessed, Mr McMahon said.
Justice Elliott agreed that delay might result in Cho spending more time on remand than any sentence he could receive.
The judge noted Cho was experiencing oppressive conditions in custody and it would be better if he could have psychological treatment.
Justice Elliott found bail conditions, including a ban on possessing recording devices and attending hospitals, could alleviate risk to the community.
Cho will be subjected to a curfew and thrice weekly reporting condition.
The 28-year-old ignored questions as he walked out of court, although his lawyer George Balot told reporters it "remained to be seen" whether he would contest the charges.
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