For raping and sexually assaulting nearly 70 girls, a former daycare worker known as “one of Australia’s worst paedophiles” was given a life term.
Between 2003 and 2022, Ashley Paul Griffith, 47, admitted committing 307 offenses at daycare facilities in Queensland, Australia, and abroad. His victims ranged in age from one to seven.
Judge Paul Smith said that “there was a significant breach of trust” and described the scope and character of the crimes as “depraved” and “horrendous.”
According to the news, Griffith is also facing separate charges of molesting at least two dozen minors in Italy and the Australian state of New South Wales.
