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Notorious childcare paedophile Ashley Paul Griffith ‘could have been stopped’ five times during decades of offending
The Guardian
•December 8, 2025•By Ben Smee Queensland state correspondent👁️0
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Queensland report details series of ‘missed opportunities’ over 20 years where action could have been taken to detect or stop abuseFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNotorious serial paedophile Ashley Paul Griffith “could have been stopped, and should have been stopped”, Queensland’s attorney general has said, after the state released a landmark report into the catastrophic system failures that enabled the abuse.Griffith was sentenced to life in prison for 307 sexual offences against 73 victims, mostly young girls aged between three and five. Most of the offending occurred while he was employed at childcare centres in Queensland between 2003 and 2022. Continue reading...
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