Queensland’s worst childcare paedophile could have been caught five times, report finds
A government review found Griffith abused 65 children over nearly 20 years with five missed chances to stop him, highlighting systemic failures and lack of a reportable conduct scheme.
- Released publicly on Monday, the review found missed opportunities to detect and disrupt Ashley Paul Griffith, paedophile childcare worker, earlier in Queensland childcare centres.
- Review authors said systemic weaknesses include siloed information, fragmented responsibilities, and low action thresholds, underlining the absence of a Reportable Conduct Scheme to ensure proper investigations.
- Last year, court records show Ashley Paul Griffith pleaded guilty to 307 offences against 65 victims over nearly two decades, with Luke Twyford noting 18 chances to detect him and dismissals from five childcare centres.
- Queensland Premier David Crisafulli pledged to roll out a Reportable Conduct Scheme, while the report found children were left unprotected, prompting calls for a holistic government response.
- Inquiry authors made eight findings in the 10-month probe and found Ashley Paul Griffith was only arrested after uploading abuse material from Italy; Griffith is appealing his sentence.
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Queensland's worst paedophile could have been stopped five times, review finds
Australia's most notorious paedophile, who abused dozens of children in Queensland childcare settings over two decades, could have been stopped on five occasions if the state had a reportable conduct scheme, a report has found.Ashley Paul Griffith is serving a life sentence after being convicted last year of 307 offences relating to the sexual abuse of 69 children, including 28 counts of rape against girls primarily aged three to five.The 'In Pl…
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