‘Rot! Burn!’ Outbursts in court as childcare paedophile extradited

Attorney-General Deb Frecklington has told Queensland parliament that notorious childcare paedophile Ashley Paul Griffith has been approved for extradition to NSW to face further charges in the southern state.

“Very recently, in the last 20 minutes or so, the Magistrates Court of Queensland has determined to extradite Ashley Paul Griffith to New South Wales to, I understand, around 180 charges relating to children in New South Wales,” Frecklington said.

“[This is] something that I have been working as attorney with the New South Wales Attorney-General Michael Daley on for several months, and the reason why I was so determined to support that application was because victims deserve … their time in court, and that’s what they will now get in New South Wales for that person.”

Griffith lost an appeal against a Queensland life sentence in June, after pleading guilty to 307 state and federal charges involving 69 girls including rape, sexual abuse, indecent treatment, and child exploitation material offences.

More to come.

Matt Dennien is a reporter at Brisbane Times covering state politics, parliament and the public sector. He has previously worked for newspapers in Tasmania and Brisbane community radio station 4ZZZ. Contact him securely on Signal @mattdennien.15Connect via email.