Former Sydney childcare worker Ashley Paul Griffith hit with 202 more abuse charges
Summary
Former childcare worker Ashley Paul Griffith faces 202 additional charges in New South Wales over alleged abuse of 23 children between 2014 and 2017. Griffith, who is serving a life sentence in Queensland after pleading guilty to more than 300 child sexual offences, was charged while held at a Sydney correctional facility.Key Facts
- The new charges relate to 23 alleged victims aged between one and five.
- The charges include 68 counts of rape of a child under 10 and 42 counts of aggravated rape of a child under 10 who was under Griffith’s authority.
- Police also charged Griffith with 69 counts of aggravated indecent assault and 23 counts of producing child abuse material.
- The alleged offences took place between 2014 and 2017 while Griffith worked at a childcare centre in Sydney’s inner west.
- Griffith was extradited from Queensland to New South Wales days before the new charges were laid.
- In November 2024, a Queensland court sentenced Griffith to life in prison after he pleaded guilty to more than 300 child sexual offences against nearly 70 victims.
- Griffith was held at Silverwater Correctional Complex when police charged him.
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