Former childcare worker Ashley Paul Griffith charged with 202 more child abuse offences

Summary

NSW police have charged former childcare worker Ashley Paul Griffith, 48, with 202 further offences dating from 2014 to 2017, including charges of child rape. Police say the charges relate to 23 alleged victims aged between one and five at a Sydney childcare centre. Griffith was extradited from Queensland to New South Wales days before the charges were laid, and police described the allegations as deeply disturbing. ABC reports that the alleged offences were committed against nearly two dozen children in NSW.

Timeline

1. ABC

   30 Oct 2026, 00:05 UTCSource ↗

   ABC reports that former childcare worker Ashley Paul Griffith has been charged with more than 200 additional offences allegedly committed against nearly two dozen children in NSW.

2. The Guardian

   30 Oct 2026, 02:01 UTCSource ↗

   The Guardian reports that NSW police say Ashley Paul Griffith, 48, was hit with 202 charges dating from 2014 to 2017, including child rape, relating to 23 alleged victims aged one to five at a Sydney childcare centre, days after he was extradited from Queensland to NSW.