Daycare paedophile Ashley Paul Griffith pleads guilty to sexually abusing dozens of children in Brisbane and Italy

Warning: This story contains details of ch*ld s*xual ab*se.

Australia’s worst paedophile childcare worker has pleaded guilty to r*ping, s*xually abusing and exploiting dozens of girls under his care.

Ashley Paul Griffith was arraigned on more than 300 charges in the District Court in Brisbane today.

The known offences against around 60 children happened between 2003 and 2022 at early learning centres in Brisbane and Italy.

Several victims and their families were in court, with some parents crying as the names of their children were read out.

The parents of one of the young victims, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, described the “horrific” moment they were told their daughter had been s*xually ab*sed.

They said they thought police were contacting them about another incident at the daycare centre. Instead, they were asked to identify their child from a photo.

“We see people going in [to the daycare centre now], and I [think], this happened to my child in that room,” the child’s mother said.

A total number of offences to 307 with numerous other charges dropped for lack of evidence.

The 307 include 190 counts of indecent treatment, 28 counts of r*pe, 67 counts of making child exploitation material, four counts of producing ch*ld ab*se material outside of Australia, 15 counts of repeated s*xual conduct with a ch*ld and more.

Griffith was motionless as he pleaded guilty to all charges in court and remains in custody. He will be sentenced on another date.

PRC sends our thoughts and support to his victims and their families.

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