A former Paralympic skier now working as a physiotherapist has been charged with attempting to covertly film a female student during a consultation at Geelong Grammar last year.

Cameron Rahles-Rahbula, 38, was charged by detectives from the Geelong sexual offences and child abuse investigation team following a complaint by the private school on October 20.

Cameron Rahles-Rahbula competes in the 2010 Vancouver Winter Paralympics.Credit:Getty Images

Mr Rahles-Rahbula, who was a flag-bearer for the Australian team at two winter Paralympics, was providing treatment to a senior student at the school’s Corio campus. He was detained by police soon after the alleged incident.

A Victoria Police spokesman confirmed that a 38-year-old man from Belmont had been charged with knowingly using an optical surveillance device and attempting to commit an indictable offence.

Cameron Rahles-Rahbula.Credit:

Mr Rahles-Rahbula will face the Geelong Magistrates Court in October.

A spokesman for Geelong Grammar released a statement to The Age on Sunday saying: “The safety and wellbeing of students are the school’s highest priorities. Upon becoming aware of an incident on campus involving an external service provider, the school activated our student safety protocols and immediately notified Victoria Police.

“As the matter is before the courts, we are unable to comment on it further.”

Mr Rahles-Rahbula, a former student at Geelong Grammar, competed in four winter Paralympic Games. He won two bronze medals at the Vancouver Games in 2010, in the men’s slalom standing event and the men’s super combined standing event.

He was crowned Australian Paralympian of the year in 2010 and was Australia’s flag bearer at the closing ceremony in Vancouver and at the opening and closing ceremonies of the winter Paralympics in Sochi in 2014.

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