Man confesses to 307 offences of child abuse
Ashley Paul Griffith, a 46-year-old former child care worker from Australia's Gold Coast, has pleaded guilty to 307 sexual offences against dozens of children.
The man committed the offences between 2007 and 2022 in Brisbane, Sydney and in Pisa in Italy. Griffith worked in several childcare centres and was arrested in October 2022. The crimes include unlawful and indecent handling of children under 12, rape and making and distributing child pornography material.
The case, in which 60 victims have been named, attracted considerable interest. A sentencing date has yet to be set.
(PP/Source: Guardian, ABC.net.au/Illustration picture: Pixabay)