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Former Sydney childcare worker Ashley Paul Griffith hit with 202 more abuse charges

Politics · 30 October 2026

Former Sydney childcare worker Ashley Paul Griffith hit with 202 more abuse charges
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<p>NSW police say charges include child rape and relate to 23 alleged victims aged between one and five at a Sydney childcare centre</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>One of Australia’s most notorious paedophiles is facing hundreds more child abuse charges, including for the alleged rape of children as young as one.</p><p>Days after being extradited from Queensland to New South Wales, Ashley Paul Griffith was hit with 202 charges dating from between 2014 and 2017, with police labelling the allegations “deeply disturbing”.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/30/ashley-paul-griffith-queensland-paedophile-childcare-worker-additional-charges-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>

Reporting by The Guardian World. This summary comes from the cited outlet and will be updated as verified details arrive.