Former Sydney childcare worker charged with 200 child abuse offences
Ashley Paul Griffith has been charged with more than 200 child abuse offences following a years-long investigation into allegations involving children in Sydney.
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‘Horrific’: Notorious daycare paedophile charged with additional 200 offences against 23 children
Ashley Paul Griffith has been charged with committing 202 child abuse offences over more than three years while he was employed at a Sydney childcare centre.