Knox Sexual Offence and Child Abuse Investigation Team (SOCIT) detectives have charged a man following multiple incidents at shopping centres in Ringwood and Glen Waverley.
Police will allege the man followed and captured images of women using a mobile phone at shopping centres in Ringwood and Glen Waverley, as well as at a motor event in Melbourne's CBD.
It will be further alleged the images were then uploaded online.
It is understood images were taken between March and July.
This morning, detectives executed a search warrant at an address in Mitcham.
Detectives located and seized a number of mobile phones, laptops and storage devices.
A 37-year-old Mitcham man was arrested and has since been charged with 17 offences, including produce intimate image and distribute intimate image.
He was bailed to appear before Ringwood Magistrates' Court on 2 September.
