Former Sydney childcare centre worker Ashley Paul Griffith charged with 202 abuse offences
Former childcare worker Ashley Paul Griffith has been charged with over 200 additional child abuse offences in New South Wales, Australia. Griffith, who is already serving a life sentence in Queensland, allegedly abused 23 children between 2014 and 2017.
Why it matters
The case is a significant legal development regarding historical child abuse and highlights systemic failures in childcare safety protocols.
Ashley Paul Griffith's matter was heard in a NSW court on Friday. ( Supplied: Queensland Corrective Services )
Ashley Paul Griffith has been charged with more than 200 child abuse offences in NSW.
Griffith, who is serving a life sentence in Queensland over similar offences, was extradited from Queensland to NSW on Wednesday.
Link copied Share Share article Notorious childcare paedophile Ashley Paul Griffith has been charged with more than 200 additional child abuse offences, allegedly committed against nearly two dozen children in NSW.
NSW Police allege Griffith sexually abused 23 children while he was working in Sydney's inner west between July 2014 and December 2017.
Griffith was extradited from Queensland to NSW on Wednesday and was arrested at Silverwater Correctional Facility on Friday morning.
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