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ABC Top Stories6/11/2026CrimeAustralia

Childcare Worker's Life Sentence for Decades-Long Abuse of 69 Girls Upheld

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  • Ashley Paul Griffith, a former Queensland childcare worker, has failed to reduce his life sentence for sexually abusing 69 girls over nearly two decades.
  • The Court of Appeal upheld the 27-year non-parole period, citing the severity of harm and need for strong deterrence.

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Ashley Paul Griffith, a former Queensland childcare worker, has failed to reduce his life sentence for sexually abusing 69 girls over nearly two decades. The Court of Appeal upheld the 27-year non-parole period, citing the severity of harm and need for strong deterrence.

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