Queensland paedophile Ashley Paul Griffith to be extradited to NSW for trial
Ashley Paul Griffith, a Queensland childcare paedophile, will be extradited to New South Wales to face additional charges. He is currently serving life in jail in Queensland after admitting to offences against 69 girls.
Queensland childcare paedophile Ashley Paul Griffith will be extradited to stand trial in New South Wales where he is facing additional charges.
The former childcare worker is currently serving life in jail in Queensland after admitting to offences against 69 girls at early learning centres in Brisbane and Italy over two decades.
Griffith faces multiple charges in NSW
According to NSW Local Court, Griffith faces a total of 202 charges relating to children. They include sexual intercourse with child under the age of 10 years, indecent assault of a person under 16, and producing child abuse material, amongst other charges related to children.
Extradition approved
Attorney-General Deb Frecklington discussed the additional charges in Queensland parliament today.
"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 NSW," she said.
She said she had been working with NSW Attorney-General Michael Daley towards Griffith's extradition for several months.
Mr Daley said Griffith "will now be brought to NSW to face justice in this state".
"I sought Ashley Griffith's transfer on behalf of the people of NSW and am grateful for the cooperation of the Queensland Attorney General in this matter," he said.
Next steps
The application for Griffith's extradition was made by the NSW attorney-general in July.
A Brisbane magistrate accepted the application this morning.
It was not opposed by Griffith's lawyers.
No date has been set for his extradition but a spokesperson for NSW Police confirmed "arrangements are being made for his transfer".
Griffith's sentencing and appeal
In his 2024 sentence, a judge ordered that he serve 27 years before being eligible for parole — almost double the statutory minimum in Queensland.
In June, Griffith lost an appeal to shorten it on the grounds it was manifestly excessive.
In a published judgment, Justice John Bond said the appeal arguments "tended to understate" the harm Griffith's offending caused, and that Griffith had created "a widening gyre of grave hurt and trauma".
At the time of his failed appeal, Griffith was eligible to reapply for release in 2049.