Updated April 24, 2026 — 4:56pm , first published 2:21pm A Brisbane childcare worker who was reported to police by a mother who said she saw him touch tongues with a child has been found not guilty of rape and sexual abuse by a jury, after the defence mounted a case on prejudice against male childcare workers. Joshua James Capps pleaded not guilty at the beginning of his trial this week to one count of rape and three counts of indecent treatment of a child, which he was alleged to have committed while working at a C&K centre on Robinson Road in Brisbane’s north. During the four-day trial, Capps took the stand to deny the allegations against him. Joshua James Capps outside the Brisbane District Court on Wednesday. AAP / Darren England A mother of one of the alleged victims, a three-year-old boy, told the trial she had walked in on Capps crouching in front of another child and their tongues were poking out, touching each other.…