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“One of the most notorious pedophiles”: accused of 70 rapes, former childcare worker sentenced to life in prison

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Ashley Paul Griffith, former childcare worker, was sentenced to life in prison on Friday, November 29, in Australia. He was accused of 70 rapes, notably against girls under 5 years old.

He was accused of 70 rapes in daycare centers in Australia and Italy between 2008 and 2023. Ashley Paul Griffith was sentenced to life in prison by the Queensland District Court on Friday, November 29, as reported by ABC News, relayed by BFMTV. The outlet called him “one of Australia's most notorious pedophiles.”

The man was a former childcare worker and was on trial for committing 307 sexual offenses, involving around 40 children in his care. During the trial, the attorney general explained that the accused had been assessed with “a high level of sexual deviance”, that he suffered from a “pedophilic disorder”, that he lacked “empathy towards the victims “.

Victims under 5 years old

Due to the risk of reoffending, considered “high”, the court sentenced him to the maximum sentence: life imprisonment, accompanied by a non-parole period of 27 years. He will therefore not be eligible for parole before 2049. Also tried for “production and distribution of child pornography images”, the man was arrested thanks to a video that he posted on the dark web where he shared his abuse.

Indeed, Australian authorities have managed to make the link between sheets visible in the background and sheets sold to certain nurseries in Queensland. Most of the victims were between the ages of two and five, but one could have been as young as a year old. According to our Australian colleagues, several people shouted in the courtroom when Ashley Paul Griffith's conviction was announced.


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