A man charged with rape, bestiality and child abuse offences has failed to keep secret details of his case and its alleged links to “notorious” accused childcare molester Joshua Brown.

Michael Simon Wilson, 36, faced Melbourne Magistrates Court via video link from prison on October 14 as his lawyer launched an application for a suppression order over his case.

However, the application failed on Tuesday morning and the details of the case can now be publicly reported.

Wilson first faced court in July charged with 45 offences including possessing and transmitting child abuse material, rape and bestiality.

Police were investigating his alleged offending when they found information on his devices that led them to another accused offender, former childcare worker Joshua Brown, the court h

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